38 TIMBERS AND THEIE USES 



Flooring. Timber for this purpose should be 

 moderately strong and capable of withstanding 

 considerable wear. For the better class flooring 

 a good appearance is also an essential. 



Ash, Blue (Coach building). 

 ' Aspen (Pulp). 



Bally Gum, Litsea reticulata, also known as 

 Cudgerie, occurs in Queensland. A close-grained, 

 easily worked timber of a greyish colour. 



Beech, Evergreen (Musical Instruments). 



Cedar, Oregon (Shipbuilding). 



Gum, Scribbly (Coach building). 



Horse Chestnut, Aesculus Mppocastaneum 

 (Fig. 60), occurs in Europe and North 

 America. A fine, close, even-grained, lustrous 

 wood, not very durable but does not warp. 

 White in colour, a sapwood tree. 



Padouk, Pterocarpus indicus, also known as 

 Andaman, Redwood, Burmese Rosewood, Tenas- 

 serim Mahogany, occurs in Burma, the Andaman 

 Islands and Southern China. A coarse, open- 

 grained lustrous wood, takes a high poUsh. A 

 substitute for Teak. Colour rich red, striped 

 with black, but the colour fades on exposure 

 to the air. 



PoPLAB, Black (Pulp). 



Stringy Bark (Fig. 4) (Wheels). 



Yellow Wood, Real, Podocarpios Thun- 

 bergii, also known as Upright Yellow wood, 



