THE USES OF WOOD 39 



Cape Geelhout, occurs in South Africa. A very 

 fine, even-grained, satiny wood. Elastic, strong 

 and easily worked, but liable to split. Yellow 

 in colour. 



Furniture. An enormous variety of timbers 

 are used in the furniture trade. Wood for such 

 a purpose should be strong, not liable to warp, 

 ornamental .and capable of taking a high 

 finish. 



Akashide (Coach building). 



Alder (Fig. 24) (Charcoal). 



Alder, White Cape, Platylophus trijoliatus, 

 occurs in Cape Colony. A hard, durable wood, 

 tough and often beautifully grained. Takes a 

 good polish, yellowish coloured. 



Almond, Wild (Turnery). 



Ash, American, Fraxinus americana, also 

 known as Green Ash, White Ash, Black Ash, 

 Red Ash, Quebec Ash, United States Ash, 

 Mountain Ash, White River Ash, occurs in North 

 America. A coarse, open-grained, lustrous- 

 surfaced wood. A tough, elastic, yet easily 

 worked timber. Inferior to English Ash. Heart- 

 wood reddish, sapwood white. 



Ash, Black, Fraxinus sambucifolia, also 

 known as Swamp Ash, Hoop Ash, Ground Ash, 

 Nova Scotia Ash, occurs in North America, 

 Canada and Nova Scotia. A coarse, open- 



