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Excerpt from Wood in Aircraft Construction In some cases the locality of growth has an influence on the strength of the timber. 'for example, 'tests show a marked difference in strength between the Rocky Mountain and coast types of Douglas fir in favor of the coast type. This influence Of locality is usually overestimated. Different stands of the same species grown in the same section Oi' the country may show as great differences as stands grown in widely separated regions, so that as a rule locality of growth can be neglected. 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.