42 TIMBERS AND THEIR USES 



wood, Bastard Cedar, occurs in Burma, India, 

 Queensland, New South Wales, Java, Malacca 

 and Brazil. A coarse, open-grained, lustrous 

 wood. Easy to work, does not warp. " Equal 

 ta tke best makogany." Colour very deep 

 red. 



Cedar, Pencil (Fig. 18) (Engraving). 



Cedar, Tasmanian, Arthrotaxis selaginoides, 

 also known as King William Pine, occurs in 

 Tasmania. A strong, even-grained, yellow 

 wood. 



Cedar, West Indian (Miscellaneous). 



Champ AK, Michelia Champaca, occurs in India, 

 Ceylon and Malacca. A soft, easily polished 

 wood, of a greenish colour. 



Chaplash (Shipbuilding). 



Chestnut, Moreton Bay, Castanospermum 

 australe (Fig. 22), also known as Black Bean, 

 Bean tree, occurs in Queensland and New South 

 Wales, introduced into India and South Africa. 

 A coarse, open-grained wood which takes a good 

 polish. Heartwood very dark brown, often 

 almost black, sapwood yellow. 



Chittagong Wood, Ghukrasia tabularis, also 

 known as Deodar, Cedar, Bastard Cedar, occurs 

 in India. A hard, lustrous wood, easily worked. 

 Colour a rich brown. 



Cirouaballi, Yellow, Nectandra pisi, also 

 known as Yellow Siruaballi, occurs in British 



