THE USES OF WOOD 13 



Ironwood, Australian, Acacia excelsa, occurs 

 in Queensland. A hard, close-grained wood, 

 possessed of a scent of violets. 



Jack, Long (Shipbuilding). 



Juniper, Australian (Inlaying). 



Kamassi (Engraving). 



Kaya, Torreya nucifera (Pig. 73), occurs in Ja- 

 pan. A pale yellow, straight-grained, hard wood. 



KiAMiL (Wheels). 



KoHE KoHE, Dysoxylum spectabile, also known 

 as Redheart. Occurs in New Zealand. A very 

 fine-grained wood with a rose-red heart and a 

 brown sap. Soft and easily worked. 



Larch (Wheels). 



Maple (Charcoal). 



Locust (Fig. 23) (Wheels). 



Locust, Black (Fig. 23) (Wheels). 



Magnolia, Large Flowered, Magnolia 

 grandiflora, also called Bull Bay and Big Laurel. 

 Occurs in Southern United States. Though 

 heavy this wood is weak and soft ; it is white 

 in colour. 



MiVA, Lucuma galastoxylon (Fig. 19), also 

 known as Pencil Cedar, Cairn's Cedar, Cairn's 

 Pencil Cedar. Occurs in Queensland, a close- 

 grained red wood, easily worked. 



MoLAVE (Building). 



Musk Wood (Fig. 64) (Turnery). 



Panacoco, Robinia panacoco, occurs in French 



