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  • noun Plural form of heartwood.

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Examples

  • You can almost feel the twigs snapping under your feet as the story proceeds deeper into the heartwoods, and the sense of dislocated time is conveyed very well.

    Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock Adam Whitehead 2009

  • You can almost feel the twigs snapping under your feet as the story proceeds deeper into the heartwoods, and the sense of dislocated time is conveyed very well. link: The Wertzone: Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock

    Archive 2009-09-01 Jeff C 2009

  • You can almost feel the twigs snapping under your feet as the story proceeds deeper into the heartwoods, and the sense of dislocated time is conveyed very well.

    Archive 2009-09-01 Adam Whitehead 2009

  • You can almost feel the twigs snapping under your feet as the story proceeds deeper into the heartwoods, and the sense of dislocated time is conveyed very well. link: The Wertzone: Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock

    Today in Fantasy: September 17, 2009 (Part 2) Jeff C 2009

  • With heartwoods, you must shave off the bark and white sapwood with a drawknife to reach the darker, denser wood beneath.

    Make a Homemade (and Deadly) Bow in Five Easy Steps 2004

  • You can use white woods like hickory and ash, or heartwoods like osage, mulberry, and black locust.

    Make a Homemade (and Deadly) Bow in Five Easy Steps 2004

  • This method is not new by any means, as several patents have been granted on the steaming of gum to render the sapwood more nearly the color of the heartwoods.

    Seasoning of Wood

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