COMMERCIAL USES OF SHORTLEAF PINE 



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the result is equal to 

 tliat obtained on 

 more costly woods. 



Shortleaf pine 

 grips the nail firmly. 

 The fibers are 

 straight and tough 

 and the wood cuts 

 readily and still will 

 not split easily when 

 nailed. This per- 

 mits of making knife 

 joints at all toe-nails 

 and miters. It is 

 used for outside 

 trim — cornice, 

 corner boards, 

 outside base, win- 

 dow casing, siding, 

 porch columns, floor- 

 ing, and ceiling. 



Shortleaf edge 



A NOVEL VIEW OF SHORTLEAF PINE 



.\ view from the ground upward to the tops of 

 narrow crown and the straight clean 



a group of shortleaf yellow pine showing the 

 bole which is typical of the species. 



grain flooring is a " quarter-sawed " flooring, and is fre- 

 quently called " rift sawn " or "' comb grain." The cut 

 is across the annual rings. It is especially desirable for 

 all high-class floors in residences. A room of any width 

 from eight to tv/entv feet may be laid in one length of 

 flooring, eliminating joints 

 and producing a floor of 

 mirror - like smoothness. 

 It is easily finished by any 

 process, presents a splen- 

 did appearance, and gives 

 excellent floor service. It 

 has been specified for 

 many years by conserva- 

 tive architects and con- 

 tractors because by its use 

 their results have been 

 so uniformly satisfactory. 

 Invariably they have rec- 

 ommended it to their 

 clients for floors of large 

 area, where strength, 

 good service, smoothness 

 and staying qualities are 

 alisolute requirements, 

 and for high-class house- 

 flooring where artistic 

 appearance, good wearing 

 qualities, cleanliness and 

 sanitation are essential 

 floor necessities. 



Shortleaf pine laths 

 are light to handle, easy 

 to nail, and do not tend to 

 split, since they are soft in 

 te.xture and tough in fiber. 

 They are practically free 



fr(.)in pitch, wane 

 and knots. Cabinet- 

 makers often prefer 

 shortleaf ])ine be- 

 cause it is more 

 easily worked, has 

 less resinous matter, 

 and finishes well. 



Most of us are 

 familiar with the 

 ordinary household 

 uses of this wood — ■ 

 its use for furniture, 

 house-building, farm 

 construction, imple- 

 ment manufacture 

 and repair, and cars 

 and other vehicles in 

 which we ride. 

 Many of us know 

 that it is among the 

 most important of 

 woods used in ship-building and that it is extensively 

 employed in the making of our play-outing goods and 

 musical instruments. But in addition to these more or 

 less well-known uses it has many others which the 

 average person would never suspect. 



Lumljermen are be- 

 coming thoroughly awake 

 to the possibilities of the 

 utilization of waste ma- 

 terials. Contemplating the 

 diminishing timber supply 

 and the greatly increased 

 cost of production of 

 building material, they are 

 expending millions of dol- 

 lars in research work de- 

 \oted to finding uses for 

 the " odds and ends " of 

 wood formerly discarded 

 without a thought of their 

 possible utility. 



What has already been 

 accomplished along that 

 line, especially' in the great 

 southern yellow pine for- 

 ests, would amaze an " old 

 time "' lumberman out of 

 touch in recent years with 

 changing conditions. Re- 

 search work in field and 

 laboratory has developed 

 so many new uses for 

 lumber " culls "' and waste 

 materials that to-day the 

 southern yellow pine 

 interests, like the 

 jjacking interests, come 



