Structural Qualities of Wood.
Hard, heavy, very strong, flexible, durable in contact with soil. Receives beautiful polish. Shrinks in seasoning.
Representative Uses of Wood.
Fence-posts, piles, telegraph poles, railway ties, paving-blocks, occasionally indoor decoration.
Weight of Seasoned Wood in Pounds per Cubic Foot.
48.
Modulus of Elasticity.
1,300,000.
Osage Orange.