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as Black Oak, Quercitron Oak, occurs in Eastern 

 United States. A strong, heavy, coarse-grained 

 wood from which a yellow dye is obtained. The 

 bark is used in tanning. 



Sanders Wood, Red, Pterocarpus santalinus 

 (Fig. 69), also known as Eed Sandalwood, occurs 

 in Ceylon, Burma, China, Java. A very hard, 

 heavy, fine-grained wood, producing a red dye. 



Sappan Wood, Caesalpina sappan, also known 

 as Bukkum wood. Narrow-leaved Braziletto, 

 Brazil Redwood, occurs in South India, Burma, 

 Siam and the Philippines. A coarse-grained, 

 dense lustrous wood, of a deep orange-red colour. 

 Produces red and violet dyes, whilst an orange 

 dye is extracted from the roots. 



Yenju, Sophora japonica, occurs in China 

 and Japan. A fine-grained hard wood from which 

 green and yellow dyes are obtained. 



Engraving. Wood for wood engravers' blocks 

 must be hard, yet capable of being easily worked 

 without sphtting or tearing ; a fine grain is also 

 an essential. 



Beech (Fig. 56) (Charcoal). 



Box, Buxus sempervirens (Fig. 61), also known 

 as English, Abassia, Anatolian, Circassian, Corsi- 

 can, Partheni, Persian and Turkish Box, occurs 

 in Europe and Asia. A very fine, close-grained, 

 dense wood, with a smooth and somewhat 



