Hasluck, Paul N. (Paul Nooncree), 1854-1931, ed · Philadelphia, D. McKay · leaf 53
not clog the saw. Theannular rings should be fairly regular andapproximately circular; the closer and nar- rower the rings the stronger the timber.The colour should be uniform throughout,and not become suddenly lighter towardsthe edges. Good timber is sonorous whenstruck ; a dull sound indicates… … Fig. 156.—Ochre Box, able method is shown by Fig. 154. Thewedge boy (as he is termed) holds the stringcentrally at one end of the log, and thesawyer holds it at the other end. Thestring is then pulled tight, and one of thesawyers raises it at the centre (the stringshould not be raised exactly…
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