. The book of woodcraft . 428 The Book of Woodcraft than water, and sinks at once. It is much like the chest-nut oak but its leaves are narrower, more sharply saw-edgedand its acorns much smaller, about half the size. Itsacorns ripen in one season. Leaves 4 to 6 inches to Iowa and easterly to Mass. Red Oak (Quercus rubra) A fine forest tree, 70 to 80, or even 140, feet high. Woodreddish brown. Sapwood darker. Hard, strong, coarse-grained, heavy. A cubic foot weighs 41 lbs. It checks,warps, and does not stand for weather or ground

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