Theophrastus

“ For house-building a much greater variety is used, silver-fir fir and prickly cedar; also cypress oak and Phoenician cedar. [1] In fact, to speak generally, [2] any wood is here of service, unless it is altogether weak: for there are various purposes for which different woods are serviceable, just as there are in ship-building. While other woods are serviceable for special articles belonging to various crafts, such as furniture tools and the like, the wood of silver-fir is of use for almost more purposes than any other wood ”