 | American School (Chicago, Ill.) - Engineering - 1906 - 588 pages
...trunk ; it does not form forests, though it is quite abundant east of the Mississippi River. flaple. Almost all of the maple used in building work comes...most popular of these are the mahogany, rosewood, satinwood, French burl, and Circassian walnut. Mahogany comes from Cuba and Mexico, and formerly was... | |
 | Architecture - 1909 - 494 pages
...to staining. The texture is coarse to fine, and the color is brown with shades of gray and red. Gum. The wood of the gum tree is used extensively for cabinet...the United States, a number of others are brought in frotu foreign lands for use in the best grade of public buildings and private residences. The most... | |
 | Architectural drawing - 1910 - 476 pages
...trunk ; it does not form forests, though it is quite abundant east of the Mississippi River. flaple. Almost all of the maple used in building work comes...most popular of these are the mahogany, rosewood, satinwood, French burl, and Circassian walnut. Mahogany comes from Cuba and Mexico, and formerly was... | |
 | 1913 - 476 pages
...a good polish. The tree b large and of rapid growth. It was formerly very abundant in the Allegheny region, and was found from New England to Texas and from Michigan to Florida. White walnut, or butternut, is somewhat like black walnut wood, but is of a lighter color and is not... | |
 | Gilbert Townsend - Building - 1913 - 284 pages
...good polish. The tree is large and of rapid growth. It was formerly very abundant in the Allegheny region, and was found from New England to Texas and from Michigan to Florida. White walnut, or butternut, is somewhat like black walnut wood, but is of a lighter color and is not... | |
 | Architecture - 1917 - 522 pages
...good polish. The tree is large and of rapid growth. It was formerly very abundant in the Allegheny region, and was found from New England to Texas and from Michigan to Florida. White walnut, or butternut, is somewhat like black walnut wood, but is of a lighter color and is not... | |
 | United States. Army. Corps of Engineers Board on engineer troops - Engineer troops - 1917 - 904 pages
...easily, stands well, and takes a beautiful polish. The tree is large and of rapid growth. It was formerly abundant in the Alleghany region, and was found from...New England to Texas and from Michigan to Florida. It is now becoming scarcer and is most expensive. G. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF TIMBER. In speaking of... | |
 | Military engineering - 1917 - 1124 pages
...easily, stands well, and takes a beautiful polish. The tree is large and of rapid growth. It was formerly abundant in the Alleghany region, and was found from...New England to Texas and from Michigan to Florida. It is now becoming scarcer and is most expensive. G. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF TIMBER. In speaking of... | |
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... reddish brown in color. It warps and checks badly, is not durable if exposed, and is hard to work. The species of gum tree used in carpentry is the sweet gum, which is of medium size, with straight trunk ; it does not form forests, though it is quite... 