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approximately of any known quantity of raw material upon hand.

Example:—8,00 cubic feet of hewn or square timber (Dantzic Fir) is. - . 8,000 × .700= 5,600 cubic feet of converted timber.

Also, if the figures in column B are used as multipliers with the hewn or square timber, the approximate waste in the conversion of it will be obtained.

Example :—Dantzic Fir, 8,000 × .300 = 2,400 cubic feet waste in slabs and sawdust.

Table CLXXIV.
Showing the Uses of the Principal Woods described in this Work.

SPECIES.	WHERE GROWN.	USES.
Acle .	Philippine Islds.	Naval and civil architecture.
Aki	New Zealand	Turnery, agricultural implements, clubs, and spears.
Alder	Britain|Carpentry, piles, packing cases, turnery.
Angelique	French Guiana	Suitable for constructive purposes in lieu of African, Mahogany, or Teak.
Angelim-vermetho	Brazil	Naval construction.
Annan.	Burmah	Constructive purposes generally, gun carriages, &c.
Araribo-ou-poto-muju	Brazil	Cabinet work, domestic arts.
Araribo-roza	Brazil„	Cabinet work„, domestic arts.„
Ash, British.	Britain	Coach and wheelwrights work, agricultural implements, domestic arts, turnery.
Ash,„ Canadian	Canada	As Ash, British, boats’ oars, &c.
Ash,„ American	North America .	As Ash,„ British„ boats’ oars, best sort, &c.
Balata	Trinidad .	A substitute for plain or inferior African or Mahogany.