Late Victorian Interiors and Interior Details (Dover Architecture) by William B. Tuthill

Late Victorian Interiors and Interior Details (Dover Architecture) by William B. Tuthill

Author:William B. Tuthill [Tuthill, William B.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9780486138565
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 2012-07-12T04:00:00+00:00


The better known woods are classified according to the properties for which they are most valued, as follows:

Elasticity.—Ash, hazel, hickory, lancewood, chestnut, snakewood, yew.

Elasticity and Toughness.—Beech, elm, lignumvitæ, oak, walnut, hornbeam.

Even Grain (for carving and engraving).—Pear, pine, box, lime tree.

Durability. (In dry work).—Cedar, oak, polar, yellow pine. (Exposed to weather)—chestnut, larch, and locust.

Coloring Matters. Red—Brazil wood, camwood, logwood, red sanders, sapan wood. Yellow.—Fustic, Zante.

Scent.—Camphor wood, cedar, rosewood, sandal wood, satinwood, sassafras.



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