CHAPTER XV 

 TABLES AND RULES 



RELATIVE HAEDNESS OF WOODS 



Taking shell bark as the highest standard of our forest 



trees, and calling that 100, other trees will compare as 

 follows (Scribner's Lumber and Log Book) : 



Shell Bark Hickory • . 100 



Pignut Hickory 96 



White Oak 84 



White Ash 77 



Dogwood 75 



Scrub Oak 73 



White Hazel 72 



Apple Tree 70 



Red Oak 60 



White Beech . 65 



Black Walnut 65 



Black Birch 62 



Yellow Oak 60 



White Elm . 58 



Hard Maple 56 



Red Cedar 56 



Wild Cherry 55 



Yellow Pine 54 



Chestnut . 52 



Yellow Poplar . 51 



Butternut 43 



White Birch 43 



White Pine 30 



y 321 



