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Table CLXXI.

Showing the woods which have been experimented upon, arranged in numerical order of tensile strength, and the comparative tensile strength, English Oak being = 1-000, Abstracted from the tables accompanying the description of the various kinds.

Name of the Wood	Numerical order of the verit- cal strength	Vertical force required to crush 1 square inch of base	Comparative Strength English Oak being =1.000	Name of the Wood	Numerical order of the verit- cal strength	Vertical force required to crush 1 square inch of base	Comparative Strength English Oak being =1.000
		lbs.				lbs.
Kranji	01	10,920	1.442	Ash, American	20	5,495	.725
Tewart	02	10,284	1.398	Elm, English	21	5,460	.721
Pyengadu	03	9,656	1.220	Pine, Pitch	22	4,666	.616
Mora	04	9,240	1.220	Kauri, New Zealand	23	4,543	.600
Elm, Canada	05	9,182	1.213	Oak, Dantzic	24	4,212	.556
Greenheart	06	8,820	1.165	Larch, Russian	25	4,203	.555
Iorn-bark	07	8,377	1.106	Fir, Riga	26	4,051	.535
Oak, French	08	8,102	1.071	Fir,„ Spruce	27	3,934	.520
Molavé	09	7,812	1.032	Oak, Baltimore	28	3,382	.506
Oak, English	10	7,571	1.000	Mahogany, Cuba	29	3,791	.500
Chow	11	7,199	.951	Ash, English	30	3,780	.499
Kari	12	7,070	.934	Mahogny, Mexican	31	3,427	.451
African	13	7,052	.931	Teak, Moulmein	32	3,301	.436
Oak, White American	14	7,021	.927	Fir, Dantzic	33	3,231	.427
Kapor	15	6,790	.896	Mahogany, Honduras	34	2,998	.396
Hornbeam	16	6,405	.846	Jarrah	35	2,940	.388
Pingow	17	6,311	.832	Cedar, Cuba	36	2,870	.379
Blue Gum	18	6,084	.798	Red Pine, Canada	37	2,705	.357
Sabicu	19	5,558	.734	Yellow Pine, Canada	38	2,027	.267