Duchesne Courier | 1926-06-18 | Page 8 | Hardest Known Wood

I Wood Hardest HarJeet Known U the vital Altai wood or orO which found found is-found f in the thet O woid wood wood-of d M if life Ute W West st Indies and Tome other parts of ot H the the r Q ls to tob hardest The reason why wh this wood is BO so tough is is in inthe Inthe in the arrangement ement of its fibers fibert Instead of nf being hein straight ht they the weave hack back and forth crossing ro and Ring like the tire Another r weave eave o of an automobile peculiar feature In this wood Is IB that when the thc tree is cut the sap t-ap cells fill fillup up lip with a Aery er h heavy rosin which causes caulS it to wei weigh h about eighty pounds to the cubic foot It is third one-third heavier I wailer wai- wai a ier ler than water and so while excellent for rOl man many uses it would not make a good raft It is used for carpenters carpenter's mallets mallet as it is so tough that it will not split from hard 11 usage and It Is also employed for tool handles