SPECIES OF WOODS. 



139 



45 Ibs. per cu. ft. ; sp. gr., 0.6540 ; strong 

 (21st in this list) ; elastic (18th in this 

 list) ; hard (26th in this list) ; shrink- 

 age 6 to 10 per cent. ; warps and checks 

 badly; moderately durable; easier to 

 work than white oak; splits readily, 

 nails badly. 



Common Uses: Cooperage, interior 

 finish, furniture. 



Remarks: Grows rapidly. An infe- 

 rior substitute for white oak. Bark used 

 in tanning. 



Radial Section, 

 life size. 



Cross-section, 

 magnified 37 l /2 diameters. 



Tangential Section, 

 life sizt. 



