The importance of the naval mast trade

1. God can perform miracles, but not contradictions—not because his power is limited, but because contradictions are not genuine possibilities.
– Dayton, Eric. Critical Thinking, Logic, and Argument. Pearson, 2010. p. 11.

2. Despite the importance of the naval mast trade, sawn lumber and square timber were the major staples of the wood industry. Lumber, the product of sawmills, was prepared mostly as planks and boards. Square timber—known in the Maritimes as “ton timber”—were baulks or “sticks” of wood hewn square with axes and shipped to England, where they were often resawn. Strict specifications governed the market—the wood was allowed to have a “wane” (bevel) and slight taper, but these specifications varied according to the stick’s dimensions and changed with time. Waste was quite considerable: 25–30 per cent of each tree was discarded.

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