Plant specimen - WOODEN BLOCK

Physical description

Block of wood (hemlock), the top half is "dressed" to show how timber is prepared. Typically, the flitch beam is made up of a vertical steel plate sandwiched between two wood beams, the three layers being held together with bolts.

Inscriptions & markings

Typed onto cardboard pinned onto wooden block;
Hemlock
Bought in flitches
Milled Clunes Sawmills
Used for building finishes

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