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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



interior finish is 

 manufactured 

 and it is practical!}- 

 free from resin, 

 and b e a u t i f u 1 1 \' 

 marked ; a strong, 

 clear, bright, com- 

 pact timber, soft 

 in texture, read- 

 i 1 >■ smoothed 

 and joined. 



As a finishing 

 wood there is abso- 

 lutely no successful 

 substitute for 

 shortleaf pine and 

 leading- architects 

 are specifying it 

 and builders are 

 using it more and 

 more for the finest 

 hon-ies all over the 

 country. It is pre- 



SHORTLE.^F OR SOUTHERN' YELLOW PINE LOGS READY -] O BE HAULED TO THE MILL 



and perinanently, 

 but no effect of 

 richness and beauty 

 in color and tone is 

 Ijeyond the pos- 

 sibilities of the 

 builder with this 

 wood, and at a 

 cost much less than 

 that entailed in the 

 employment of any 

 other variet\- of 

 anything like the 

 san-ie intrinsic 

 merit. There is 

 absolutely no color 

 or tone efifect in 

 perfect, permanent 

 interior finish that 

 cannot be obtained 

 with the use of 

 high - grade short- 

 leaf pine prop- 



m gram and 

 figure. There 

 i> no sameness 

 in the short- 

 1 e a f figure ; 

 some of it is 

 large and bold, 

 some f a i r 1 y 

 uniform and 

 much of it is 

 delicately 

 engraved. 



Shortleaf 



pine does not 



" fuzz u|) " or 



' knife 



in the 



planing mill process ; therefore it requires less lalior and 

 expensive hand scraping to obtain a smooth, satin-like 

 surface. It is not only bright and attractive but it 

 hardens with age, and its general beaut\- and utility are 

 not surpassed by the most expensive hardwoods. 



Shortleaf pine not only takes and holds paint perfectly 



ferred because 

 i)f its more 

 striking grain, 

 soft and beau- 

 tiful texture, 

 which particu- 

 larly adapts it 

 for fine join- 

 ery. Xo other 

 w o o d that 

 grows offers 



e r ly t re a ted. 

 ( )n account of 

 its absorbing 

 qualities and 

 absence o f 

 pitch, it takes 

 paint well and 

 there is no dis- 

 coloration 

 caused by the 

 boiling or ooz- 



such a wide ing of the ]iitch 

 r.-mge of choice t h r o u g h t h e 



'i\ 



USIXG WASTE OF SHORTLEAF PI.XE 



Lumber manufacturers are now giving more attention 



than ever beforetousingup waste. Here is an illustration sho\\- 



showing the use of small pieces. 



marks 



liigment. The 

 first coat of 

 stain or lead 

 and oil is ab- 

 sorbed to a nici- 

 degree of pene- 

 tration. This 

 wood is es])e- 

 cially suited to 

 use as a base 

 for white 

 enamel. Tin- 

 white surface 

 will not be 

 stained from 

 underneath. 



The absorp- 

 tion of the l1al 

 white coat is 

 perfectly uni- 

 form and the 



fine texture of the wood prevents any trouble from 

 raised grain. The enamel coats are verv smooth and 



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USED FOR A DOOR 



The curly effect of the southern yellow pine is shown 

 to unusually good advantage in this photograph. 



