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Timber. Part 2 |
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This section is from the book "Handcraft In Wood And Metal", by John Hooper, Alfred J. Shirley. Also available from Amazon: Handcraft In Wood And Metal.
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Order. |
Range of Temperature between Isotherms. |
Common Name. |
Botanical Term. |
Geographical Location. (Range N. to S.) |
Approx. Altitude above Sea-level. |
Zone. |
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Coniferae. |
40° 30° |
Northern Pine. |
Pinus Sylvestris. |
Northern Norway. Southern Spain. Etna. |
3000 ft. 5600 ft. 7000 ft. |
North Temperate. |
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Cupuliferae |
4O0 20° |
Beech. |
Fagus Sylvatica. |
640 N., Northern Europe. Balkans, 420 N. America. |
Plains. 2000 ft. |
North Temperate. |
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Meliacea;. |
IO° |
Mahogany. |
Swietenia Mahagoni. |
Central America. Antilles. West Indies. |
1500 ft. |
Sub-Tropical. |
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Salicaneae. |
40° 30° |
Poplar. |
Populus Nigra. |
Central to Southern Europe. In Scotland. |
1500 ft. |
North Temperate. |
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