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hard and easily worked. Heartwood red-brown, 

 sapwood paler. 



Pearwood, White (Turnery). 



Sand AN (Furniture). 



Sissoo, Dalbergia Sissoo, occurs in Northern 

 India. A close, even-grained wood. Very 

 heavy, hard, elastic and durable. Does not 

 warp or split. " Unrivalled for the naves and 

 felloes of wheels." Dark rich red in colour. 



Stringy Bark, Evxialyftus macrorrhynda, also 

 known as Ironbark, occurs in South East 

 Austraha. A close-grained, strong, elastic wood. 

 Durable. Takes a good pohsh. Heartwood pale 

 brown figured with darker brown. 



SuNDRi, Heritiera fomes, occurs in Bengal, 

 Borneo and Malay Peninsula. A very hard, 

 tough, elastic, durable wood. Excellent for 

 spokes, naves and felloes. Brown in colour. 



Tallow Wood (Fig. 67) (Paving). 



Teak, African, Oldfieldia ajricana, also known 

 as African Oak, occurs in Tropical Africa. A 

 fijie, open-grained, bright-surfaced wood. Very 

 strong, durable and easily worked. Dark brown. 

 Not a true Teak. 



Walnut, American (Fig. 54) (Cabinet 

 making). 



Walnut, Black (Fig. 55) (Cabinet making). 



Walnut, East Indian (Building). 



Woolly Butt, Eucalyftus longijolia, also 



