The book Timber; From the Forest to Its Use in Commerce was written by author Bullock, William, Fl. 1808-1828 Here you can read free online of Timber; From the Forest to Its Use in Commerce book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Timber; From the Forest to Its Use in Commerce a good or bad book?
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The wood, however, did not retain its white appearance for any length of time after use, becoming brown with age, and gradually the fashion, after being dominant for a good few years, died away. The wood is lighter in weight than most species of ash, and is also less strong and tough. It possesses excellent working qualities, but except for the above purpose has been little used. Shipments at the present time are practically stopped. Hickory. — ^There are said to be about a dozen species of thi...s wood, mostly growing in a range of territory extending from the St. Lawrence to Mexico. The trees produce a generally strong, tough and elastic wood, which is largely used in the States. One species only, the Shag Bark Hickory — perhaps the most valuables- is shipped to Great Britain. The wood is of coarse, open grain, brown in colour, strong, fairly heavy and very elastic. It is used for the same purposes as ash, and is the wood generally employed for the handles of golf-sticks and, occasionally, for fishing-rods and similar purposes.
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