. The book of woodcraft . Sour Gum, Black Gum, Pepperidge or Tupelo (Nyssasylvaticd) A forest tree up to no feet high; in wet lands. Woodpale, very strong, tough, unsplittable and heavy. A cubicfoot weighs 40 lbs. Used for turner work, but soon rotsnext the ground. Leaves 2 to 5 inches long. Mass. toWis. and south to Gulf. 442 The Book of Woodcraft. White Ash (Fraxinus americana) A fine forest tree on moist soil: 70 to 90 or even 130 feethigh. Wood pale brown, tough, and elastic. Used forhandles, springs, bows, also arrows and spears; heavy. A

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