. Canadian forest industries 1897-1899. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. TO CANADA LUMBERMAN Volume XVIII. \ Number 4. / MANUFACTURING EAST INDIA TEAK. The following particulars of the East India teak trade, taken from a special number of Tim- ber, of London, Eng., will prove interesting to Canadian lumbermen, the methods of manufac- turing being so entirely different from those practiced in this country. Teak wood is the product of Burmah and Siam and is exported almost entirely to Great Britain. It is used for ship-building, cabinet
. Canadian forest industries 1897-1899. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. TO CANADA LUMBERMAN Volume XVIII. \ Number 4. / MANUFACTURING EAST INDIA TEAK. The following particulars of the East India teak trade, taken from a special number of Tim- ber, of London, Eng., will prove interesting to Canadian lumbermen, the methods of manufac- turing being so entirely different from those practiced in this country. Teak wood is the product of Burmah and Siam and is exported almost entirely to Great Britain. It is used for ship-building, cabinet making, electrical and telephonic instruments, building purposes, etc. As a rule it does not require seasoning the same as other woods. The teak tree before it is felled in the forest is " girdled " at about 2 feet and even in some in- stances up to 6 feet from the ground. This girdling consists in making a deep circular cut through the bark and sap into the hardwood so as to completely sever the com- munication between the bark and sapwood above and below the cut. The girdled tree dies after a few days, if the operation has been effectually performed, but if the smallest band of sapwood is left connecting the outer layers of wood above and below the girdle, the tree is not killed and often recovers completely, one side of the tree being clothed again in fresh bark. The girdled tree is allowed to stand one or two years, and often longer if a large tree, and being exposed to the wind and to the action of the sun, "seasons " more rapidly and more completely than a tree that has been felled green. Timber seasoned in this manner is generally drier and lighter than timber felled green. When teak is felled green it will not float at once, and the logs have nevertheless to be placed in a sloping position to allow the sap to run out before they will float. This, however, has its dis- advantages, as the logs get attacked by a large insect which bores large holes int
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