Hornbeam - Heavy Hard and Tough American Wood

HORNBEAM - HEAVY HARD AND TOUGH AMERICAN WOOD Hornbeam or ironwood (Ostrya virginiana) is one of the heaviest, hardest, and toughest American woods, ranking very closely to the hickories in these respects. It is not available in such large quantities as the hickories, but is used for much the same purposes, as Table 89 indicates.

Specific uses for hornbeam includes axles, felloes, tongues, levers, canes, umbrella sticks, and whipstocks.

Table 89 Factory Uses of Hornbeam Purpose Per Cent Handles 68Vehicles 21 Mill Work 3 Furniture 2 Woodenware and Novelties. 2 Other Uses 4 Total 100