A Treatise on the Origin, Progress, Prevention, and Cure of Dry Rot in Timber: With Remarks on the Means of Preserving Wood from Destruction by Sea Worms, Beetles, Ants, EtcE. & F. N. Spon, 1875 - 311 pages |
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... experiment , he bored a hole in one of the timbers of an old ship built of oak , whose wood was at the time perfectly sound ; the admis- sion of air , the third element , to the central part of the wood ( the two others being to a ...
... experiment , he bored a hole in one of the timbers of an old ship built of oak , whose wood was at the time perfectly sound ; the admis- sion of air , the third element , to the central part of the wood ( the two others being to a ...
Page 45
... experiment made to test the com- parative durability of posts set as they grew . He says , " Sixteen years ago I set six ... experiments have convinced me that the best way is to set them tops down . " Other instances might be given in ...
... experiment made to test the com- parative durability of posts set as they grew . He says , " Sixteen years ago I set six ... experiments have convinced me that the best way is to set them tops down . " Other instances might be given in ...
Page 46
... experiments made with great care and patience , upon woods buried in the earth . Pieces of wood of various kinds 34th inches square , were buried about one inch below the surface of the ground , and they decayed in the following order ...
... experiments made with great care and patience , upon woods buried in the earth . Pieces of wood of various kinds 34th inches square , were buried about one inch below the surface of the ground , and they decayed in the following order ...
Page 47
... experiments with the woods cut into thin boards , decay proceeded in the follow- ing order : the plane , horse - chestnut , poplar , American birch , red beech , hornbeam , alder , ash , maple , silver fir , Scotch fir , elm , Weymouth ...
... experiments with the woods cut into thin boards , decay proceeded in the follow- ing order : the plane , horse - chestnut , poplar , American birch , red beech , hornbeam , alder , ash , maple , silver fir , Scotch fir , elm , Weymouth ...
Page 58
... experiments made in Germany show that December - cut wood allows no water to pass through it longitudinally ; January - cut wood passed in forty - eight hours a few drops ; February - cut wood let two quarts of water through its ...
... experiments made in Germany show that December - cut wood allows no water to pass through it longitudinally ; January - cut wood passed in forty - eight hours a few drops ; February - cut wood let two quarts of water through its ...
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