. Elementary woodworking. Woodwork; Trees. 66 ELEMENTARY AVOODWORKING kinds of wood. If we say that the strength of white pine is one half, we mean one half that of white oak, and in all timber calculations white oak is the standard, just as the yard and mile are standards of length. In work which requires strength, such as carriage making, shipbuilding, and cooperage, white oak is used very exten- sively. The quartered oak used so much for furniture is obtained by cutting the logs in a special manner. The method of cut- ting gives a beautiful mottled effect with the silver rays spread out in
. Elementary woodworking. Woodwork; Trees. 66 ELEMENTARY AVOODWORKING kinds of wood. If we say that the strength of white pine is one half, we mean one half that of white oak, and in all timber calculations white oak is the standard, just as the yard and mile are standards of length. In work which requires strength, such as carriage making, shipbuilding, and cooperage, white oak is used very exten- sively. The quartered oak used so much for furniture is obtained by cutting the logs in a special manner. The method of cut- ting gives a beautiful mottled effect with the silver rays spread out in iiTegular white splashes on a dark background. We might separate the oak into two distinct groups: (1) those trees whose acorns ripen in one season ; (2) those which require two years. The acorns of this latter group re- main on the tree throughout the first winter and ripen the second summer. To the first class belong the white oak just men- tioned, the post oak, chestnut oaks, mossy-cup oak, and live Fig. 79. Typical Leaf of the White Oak. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Foster, Edwin W. Boston, New York [etc. ] Ginn & company
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