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Show The rsefal ApEte Wood, j The best handles or unall tools, says am?xpert on the subject, are made from the wood of the apple tree, which is extremely ex-tremely hard when dry, and possesses a fine grain. Moreover, it does not check easily after it has been dressed. In the case of a plane, while the handle proper will be of this wood, the best wood for "the block in which the cutting part of the plane is fastened has been found to be second-growtli . beech which has grown in a clearing. -The trunk of such a tree below where the branches start, is u-ed for this purpose with the best re-cults. |