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large, they are further divided into quarters, and so on. Some- 

 times the billets to be split are too thin to stand up. In that case 

 they must be laid lengthwise on the ground, ■with one end raised 

 on a small billet, the splitting being begun at this end. The third 

 class of firewood is too small to be conveniently moved without 

 being tied up into bundles, whence the name of faggot-wood usual- 

 ly given to it. Small branches and branchlets are quickly formed 

 Into faggots by fixing four uprights firmly in the ground in pairs, 

 the interval between the two pairs being equal to the diameter of 

 the required faggot. The sticks are arranged between the pairs 

 across one or more withies laid on the ground. When enough of 

 sticks have been put on, the workman presses them down with one 

 foot, while he binds up the withies. On taking his foot off, the ex- 

 pansive force of the pieces now released from pressure fixes firmly 

 the twisted free ends of the withies. Perhaps a more convenient 

 and time-saving apparatus is that shown in Fig. 53. The lever I, 



Fig. 53. 



Faggot-hinder' s Press. 



the lower eild of which rests up against the bar b, is drawn towards 

 the operator and hitched into the book h, thus tightening the chain 

 over the bundle of sticks. The withy can now be tied up and the 

 pressure on the faggot released by unhitching the lever. The length 

 of the chain, which can be varied, regulates exactly the size of the 

 faggot. 



X.II. — In the midst of abundant reproduction, as in seed and 

 after-fellings and in jardinage coupes, and also in thinnings in a 

 young forest, the less the amount of conversion effected on the 

 coupe, the better for the safety of the standing stock. Hence all 

 pieces that can be easily carried, such as poles, rounds, &c., should 



