The hardwoods of Australia and their economics / by Richard T.Baker

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Baker, Richard T. (Richard Thomas), 1854-1941
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HARDWOODS OF AUSTRALIA AND THEIR ECONOMICS. 1
HARDWOODS OF AUSTRALIA AND THEIR ECONOMICS. 5
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. NEW SOUTH WALES. 8
HARDWOODS OF AUSTRALIA AND THEIR ECONOMICS. 11
PREFACE. 13
INTRODUCTION. 15
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 18
CONTENTS. 19
HARDWOODS OF AUSTRALIA. 21
TYPES OF HARDNESS. 22
PART I. PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF TIMBERS. 23
TIMBER COLOURS. 25
II. GRAIN, FIGURE, AND TEXTURE. 29
III. TASTE. 34
IV. SCENT OR ODOUR. 34
V. WOOD STRUCTURE. 35
VI. SAPWOOD. 41
VII. ANNUAL RINGS. 42
VIII. WEIGHT. 43
IX. TESTS. 44
X. DURABILITY. 44
XI. CRYSTALS. 45
XII. COMPARATIVE COMBUSTIBILITY OF TIMBERS. 46
COMPARATIVE COMBUSTIBILITY OF TIMBERS. 48
PART II. INDIVIDUAL SPECIES OF HARDWOOD. 50
(b) DESCRIPTION OF HARDWOOD SPECIES. (IN BOTANICAL SEQUENCE.) 55
NATURAL ORDER 59
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Acacia Species. 149
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EUCALYPTUS TIMBERS. 189
EUCALYPTUS SPECIES. 194
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natural order. 545
NATURAL ORDER. 546
Hardwoods in Grades of Hardness. 549
PART III. 551
II. NOMENCLATURE. 553
III. SEASONING OF TIMBER. 554
IV. PRESERVATION OF TIMBER. 571
(b) Uses of Australian Hardwoods. 574
BUILDINGS. 575
INTERIOR FITTINGS. 579
FURNITURE. 586
PARQUETRY. 592
SHINGLES AND FENCING. 592
SHIP-BUILDING. 594
CARRIAGE BUILDING. 605
COOPERAGE. 610
DESTRUCTIVE DISTILLATION. 610
CHARCOAL. 614
ENGINEERING TIMBERS. 616
MINING TIMBER. 622
RAILWAY SLEEPERS. 623
TELEGRAPH POLES. 624
WHARVES. 626
WOOD-PAVING. 637
FUEL. 641
TURNERY. 641
VENEERS. 642
WOOD-CARVING. 643
AUSTRALIAN SUBSTITUTES for some exotic or imported Hardwoods. 652
Trade Application of Australian Hardwoods. 655
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AUSTRALIAN HARDWOODS 664
ADDENDUM. OMITTED FROM PAGE 120. 665
SYSTEMATIC LIST. 666
COLOURED PLATES. 674
ERRATA . 677
LIST OF BLACK AND WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS. 679
INDEX. 683

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