Wood Shavings

Wood

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Wood, Shavings from hand-planer. Primarily Butternut, Cherry, and Oak.

Principal components: Lignin, Cellulose and Tannin in varying percentages. Resins, turpins are present, to a greater or lesser extent, particularly in coniferous, or softwoods.

The extant collection of the Museum concerns itself with deciduous samples, or hardwoods, the most common woods for contemporary fine carpentry.

Formerly catalog number 29.