HARDWOOD RECORD 



PANEL STOCK FROM ONE OF THE HANDSOMEST CIRCASSIAN WALNUT LOGS EVER IMPORTED TO THIS COUNTRY. 



of a butterfly, and a well-known American 

 importer displays in his office an exact re- 

 production of a fancy lamp, its parts fitted 

 painstakingly together from several pieces of 

 the wood. 



Some idea of the value of choice Circassian 

 logs can be gained from the fact that manu- 

 facturers of veneers pay as high as $750 

 for a single choice log, and suites of bed- 

 room furniture of five pieces made from 

 solid selected stock retail at about $3,500. 

 Finely manufactured veneers cost from 10 to 

 20 cents per foot. 



For interior finish there is no more popu- 

 lar wood at present, but its cost naturally 

 prohibits its use in any but the finest kind 

 of work. It is seen in some private houses, 

 in specially designed hotel suites or loung- 

 ing rooms, in Pullman smoking apartments 

 and occasionally in restaurants. A notable 

 example of the use of Circassian walnut 

 may be seen in the new grill-room of Mar- 

 shall Field & Co. 's Chicago store. The room 



is immense and finished throughout in this 

 wood, with carpet and accessories in dull 

 blue. The effect is artistic in the extreme 

 and exceedingly restful to the eye. 



The illustrations accompanying this article 

 were made at the Chicago plant of C. L. 

 Willey, the largest importer of fancy woods 

 and manufacturer of high-class veneers in 

 the United States. The log pictured was 

 one of a- shipment recently brought from 

 Odessa by the steamer Hughland, and the 

 two sheets of veneer are specimens cut from 

 one of the finest Circassian walnut logs ever 

 brought into this country. Mr. Willey takes 

 a personal interest in every fine piece of tim- 

 ber that goes through his plant, first select- 

 ing them carefully from the markets of 

 Europe during his yearly trips abroad, and 

 then superintending the manufacture of 

 each individual log, giving all its features 

 consideration, and deciding upon the mode 

 of operation which will bring out its attrac- 

 tions to the best advantage. 



Brazil as a Market for American Furniture. 



Furniture sold in Brazil at the present 

 time is of Brazilian manufacture almost ex- 

 clusively. In the cities furniture factories 

 are largely shops for hand work. Labor is 

 the chief element in the cost of production 

 and is very expensive. Styles follow French 

 models and decorations. There are many na- 

 tive woods which are suitable to the finest 

 sort of furniture, but they are very ex- 

 pensive because of the heavy transportation 

 charges. Gradually improved machinery is 

 being introduced and more will be as labor 

 is secured to handle it advantageously. 



The duty on goods is high, but the op- 

 portunities when the trade is studied are 

 improving 



Brazilian furniture dealers as a rule are 

 not disposed to take up with new styles if 

 they can avoid it. They know that they can 

 sell goods of the French order, but are 

 doubtful about others. The experience of 

 two Japanese who opened a store in Eio de 

 Janeiro for the sale of Japanese furniture, 

 clothes and curios, however, leads American 

 residents there to believe that a similar 

 establishment with American furniture would 

 be a great success. 



BEAUTIFULLY FIGURED 



WALNUT VENEER. 



