. A manual of the timbers of the world : their characteristics and uses : to which is appended an account by S. Fitzgerald of the artificial seasoning of timber. Timber. 200 THE TIMBERS OF THE WORLD with the result that they are strong and inchned to warp and twist, and are not very satisfactory. (f) Stettin Oak.—The timber agrees with that exported from Danzig and Memel, since it is denved from tlie same regions. Ln recent years there has been an increased export from Stettin of hewn logs and logs sawn octagonaUy. This timber is mamly used m the construction of railway carriages and railway w
. A manual of the timbers of the world : their characteristics and uses : to which is appended an account by S. Fitzgerald of the artificial seasoning of timber. Timber. 200 THE TIMBERS OF THE WORLD with the result that they are strong and inchned to warp and twist, and are not very satisfactory. (f) Stettin Oak.—The timber agrees with that exported from Danzig and Memel, since it is denved from tlie same regions. Ln recent years there has been an increased export from Stettin of hewn logs and logs sawn octagonaUy. This timber is mamly used m the construction of railway carriages and railway waggons. Oak, Silky. Gremllea robusta, A. Cunn. Weight, 37 lbs. Australia. This very beautiful decorative wood is light brown in colour, and owes. P,\RT OF THE Government S.\wmi its name to the smooth and lustrous sheen of the figured surface. WTien cut on the quarter tlie medullary rays show in numberless flecks, displaying that figure which is known as " ; This resembles the figure shown in live oak rather than the well-known clash shown on the radial cut in ordinary oak. A specimen made up into parquet flooring displays an admirable manner of using this wood, which would probably be highly popular if it were more generally known. The medullary rays are broad and very clearly defined. The pores are large but not very numerous ; some are plugged. Odina Wodier, Roxb. Weight, 50 lbs. India. The wood is of a light yellow-brown colour, with a straight, even 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 Howard, Alexander Liddon, 1863-1946; Fitzgerald, S. London : Macmillan
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