Descriptive catalogue of the woods commonly employed in this country for the mechanical and ornamental arts (1852)
London : Holtzapffel · leaf 125
ed and dotted, but generally uniform. Under the action of sharp turning tools it is very agreeable to turn, more so than the cocoa-nut shell ; it may be eccentric turned, cut into excellent screws, and admits of an admirable polish and of being lackered. On the whole it is a very useful material,… … COROSOS, or IVORY-NUTS, are produced by Pliytelephas macrocarpa, growing in central America and Columbia, (Humboldt.) They are described as seeds with osseous albumen ; the tree is a genus allied to the Pandanece, or Screw Pines, and also to the Palms. The nuts are of irregular shapes, from one to…
Wood -- Identification · Woodwork -- Great Britain
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