PREFACE
SEASONING OF WOOD
SECTION I
TIMBER
SECTION II
CONIFEROUS TREES
WOOD OF THE CONIFEROUS TREES
LIST OF IMPORTANT CONIFEROUS WOODS
SECTION III
BROAD-LEAVED TREES
WOOD OF BROAD-LEAVED TREES
LIST OF MOST IMPORTANT BROAD-LEAVED TREES (HARDWOODS)
SECTION IV
GRAIN, COLOR, ODOR, WEIGHT, AND FIGURE IN WOOD
DIFFERENT GRAINS OF WOOD
SECTION V
ENEMIES OF WOOD
SECTION VI
WATER IN WOOD
DISTRIBUTION OF WATER IN WOOD
SECTION VII
WHAT SEASONING IS
SECTION VIII
ADVANTAGES IN SEASONING
SECTION IX
DIFFICULTIES OF DRYING WOOD
SECTION X
HOW WOOD IS SEASONED
SECTION XI
KILN-DRYING OF WOOD
SECTION XII
TYPES OF DRY KILNS
DIFFERENT TYPES OF DRY KILNS
SECTION XIII
DRY KILN SPECIALTIES
KILN CARS AND METHOD OF LOADING
SECTION XIV
HELPFUL APPLIANCES IN KILN-DRYING
BIBLIOGRAPHY
GLOSSARY
INDEX OF LATIN NAMES
INDEX
