Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 445
dest wood in the world? 3. How can poison ivy be distinguished ? 4. How shall I prepare specimens of wood? The best answers to the first three questions will be published.We give the following letter in answer to the fourth: Copenhagen, N. Y. Cut boards five by eight inches and a quarter of an inch… … SPECIMEN OF WOOD. as some may warp or split. In summer, the pieces will seasonwithout a fire. In winter, a fire is needed, but the wood should notbe put too near it. When the end sections are seasoned, smooth,one side carefully with a rasp, so as not to mar the bark. Finishwith fine sand-paper.…
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