SPECIES OP WOODS. 



135 



0.6883; very strong (lOtli in this list); 

 elastic (13th in this list) ; hard (22d in 

 this list) ; shrinkage, 5 per cent. ; warps 

 and checks during seasoning ; not dur- 

 able ; hard to work, takes fine polish ; 

 splits with difficult}', hard to nail. 



Common Uses: Plane stocks, shoo 

 lasts, tool handles, chairs. 



Remarks; Often forms pure forests. 

 Uses due to its hardness. 



Kadial Section, 

 life size. 



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LrLi--.--L.:li!j;i, 

 ma,tinificd njl'i diameters. 



Tangential Section, 

 life size. 



