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Turning and Novelties. — Small pieces of ohia unfit for other 
purposes may be utilized to a certain extent for various turning 
purposes such as dowells, pail handles, bobbins, toys, calabashes, 
etc. 
Shuttles. — Dogwood, in the States, is the principal wood used 
for shuttles for cotton and textile mills. The exhaustion of this 
wood at present in sight has caused more or less concern, and 
any substitute for this wood will find a ready market. Ohia 
should furnish an excellent wood for shuttles. 
Furniture. — Because of the great weight of ohia wood and 
its glassy finish it is not suitable for ordinary furniture. How- 
ever, small articles of furniture such as card tables, are sometimes 
made of this wood, and find favor in various localities. 
Attractive, serviceable bouses built with ohia shingles. Pahoa. 
Paving Blocks. — The qualities which make ohia suitable for 
street paving blocks have already been mentioned. Ohia should 
be able to compete for this purpose with almost any other woods 
at present in use. 
Tool Handles. — The toughness and strength of ohia make it 
a fit wood for handles of small tools such as screw drivers, 
chisels, planes, etc. Its great weight, however, renders it un- 
suitable for the handles of axes, spades, shovels, and other large 
implements. By experience it has been found to give satisfac- 
tion as handles for peavies or cant-hooks, used in logging opera- 
tions. 
Fully Blocks. — Its use for pully blocks should be thoroughly 
tested. Apparently it has all the requirements necessary for 
such a purpose. 
