Journal of the Franklin Institute; devoted to science and the mechanic arts (1826)
Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, Pa.) · Oxford, Eng. [etc.] Pergamon Press [etc.] · leaf 11
tle; apiece of string or chord is placed around the edge of the saw cut, andlowering the tree again, the cut closes on the string, which thus formsa water-tight joint; an auger hole is then bored obliquely into the sawcut from the outside, into which is driven a hollow wooden plug; aflexible tube… … Mr. Reid further adds that the timber is most successfully operatedupon within ten days after being felled, in which event, the processwith a log 9 feet long will occupy twenty-four hours. If the timber isfelled three months, three days are required; if four months, four days. To expedite the…
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