Hasluck, Paul N. (Paul Nooncree), 1854-1931, ed · Philadelphia, D. McKay · leaf 56
167.—Sapwood inBalk. Fig. 168.—Star-shakein Log. Dry Rot.—If the balks have been stackedon land with insufficient ventilation, thegrowth of a fungus over them, like white orbrown roots, may indicate that dry rot hasalready begun, although it is chiefly foundunder kitchen floors. Foxiness.—A reddish… … Fig. 169.—Star-shake in Balk. Heart-shakes.—These are splits or cleftsoccurring in the centre of the tree, as inFigs. 165 and 166. They are common innearly every variety of timber, and arevery serious when they twist in the length,as they interfere with the conversion of thetree into boards or…
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