Aspen for Excelsior (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from Aspen for Excelsior Basswood was the original favored Species. Later aspen and cottone wood became the leading excelsior woods. -these Species are closely related and both have properties similar to basswood and have long been more economically available. In areas where these Species are scar°e, pine has become an acceptable excelsior wood and is even preferred for some product uses. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.