. The book of woodcraft . Basswood, White-wood, Whistle-wood, Lime or Linden{Tilia amcricana) A tall forest tree 60 to 125 feet; usually hollow when soft, straight-grained, weak, white, very Ught. Acubic foot weighs 28 lbs. It makes a good dugout canoeor sap trough. The hollow trunk, spHt in halves, was oftenused for roofing (see log-cabin). Poor firewood, and soonrots, makes good rubbing-sticks for friction fire. Its inner Forestry 441 bark supplies coarse cordage and matting. Its buds areoften eaten as emergency food. Leaves 2 to 5 inches to Nova Scotia and south to Texas.

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. The book of woodcraft . Basswood, White-wood, Whistle-wood, Lime or Linden{Tilia amcricana) A tall forest tree 60 to 125 feet; usually hollow when soft, straight-grained, weak, white, very Ught. Acubic foot weighs 28 lbs. It makes a good dugout canoeor sap trough. The hollow trunk, spHt in halves, was oftenused for roofing (see log-cabin). Poor firewood, and soonrots, makes good rubbing-sticks for friction fire. Its inner Forestry 441 bark supplies coarse cordage and matting. Its buds areoften eaten as emergency food. Leaves 2 to 5 inches to Nova Scotia and south to 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

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