This section is from the book "Manual Instruction: Woodwork. The English Sloyd", by S. Barter. Also available from Amazon: Manual Instruction: Woodwork.
A fine American pine, which has been largely imported in recent years. The wood is firm and good, but shrinks in rather a marked degree in seasoning.
It will swell in the autumn wood very rapidly after being wrought, causing much difficulty in bringing it to a regular, even surface.
 
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