96 TIMBERS AND THEIR USES 



Mexican Cedar, Jamaica Cedar, West Indian 

 Cedar, occurs in West Indies and Tropical 

 America. A coarse, open-grained wood. Brittle. 

 Used for making cigar boxes for good quality 

 cigars. Heartwood red-brown, sapwood nearly 

 white. 



Cedae, Pencil, Juniperus virginiana, also 

 known as Red Cedar, Virginian Cedar, occurs 

 in Canada and United States. A very fine, 

 even-grained wood. Durable. Easily polished. 

 Heartwood rich red, sapwood white. Used for 

 making pencils. 



Cheery, Prunus cerasus, also known as 

 Garden Cherry, Sour Cherry, occurs in Europe and 

 North America. A close-grained, lustrous wood. 

 Heartwood light or dark brown, sapwood 

 reddish white. Used for making tobacco pipes. 



Myall, Acacia pendula, also known as Weep- 

 ing Myall, Boree, Violet-wood, True Myall, 

 occurs in Victoria, New South Wales and Queens- 

 land. A fine, sinuous-grained wood with a bright 

 surface. Very dark brown. Used for making 

 tobacco pipes, boomerangs, etc. 



Myall, Beigalow, Acacia harpophylla, also 

 known as Brigalow, occurs in Queensland. A 

 straight, coarse-grained wood, with a bright 

 surface. Elastic. Heartwood brown, sapwood 

 white. Used for tobacco pipes, boomerangs, etc. 



Nettle, Teee, Celtis aicstralis, occurs in the 



