HARDWOOD RECORD 



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kept for the use of our children and our chil- 

 dren 's children. 



I see by a local paper that one of our 

 congressional representatives has secured a 

 much-coveted place on the committee on 

 rivers and harbors. What should a man do 

 ■when he has secured a position on the com- 

 mittee on rivers and harbors? 



Now, a man from this state, and a great 

 many other states along the line, will wish 

 to get a good, big appropriation (capital A) 

 for the dredging of the Ohio, and also the 

 Mississippi. One complements the other. 



Well, that is all right; they need dredging, 

 but where on this earth are we going to stop 

 dredging? By neglecting the problem, what 

 causes the necessity of dredging, and stick- 

 ing to the dredging itself, to the exclusion of 

 all else, our representatives lead one to think 

 that they consider the leak at the bunghole a 

 small matter compared with the leak at the 

 spigot. 



Man dredges; and from her waste and 

 wasted lands, old Nature is filling in. Man 



dredges; and old Nature, from those ever- 

 increasing- furrows, continues to fill in. 

 Faster and faster, she fills in; and in the 

 meantime, she takes a little spare time to 

 have floods, which destroy not only the houses 

 and the manufactories on the banks of the 

 river, but also the farms, depositing on the 

 fertile land the pebbles and stones which she 

 has left over from her fight with the dredgers. 



Silly, isn't it? Not on Nature's part, for 

 she is only getting revenge for our misuse 

 of her. But it is silly of man. 



Why not ally ourselves with her? Why not 

 save ourselves the loss of lives, goods and 

 lands? Why do so much dredging to no pur- 

 pose? 



Poor, old Uncle Sam! There he is being 

 plundered right before our eyes; and the man 

 who puts in his vote for large sums for dredg- 

 ing and lets the bill die in committee feels 

 very complacent and thinks he has done a big 

 thing for his country. Millions for tribute, 

 but not one cent for defense 1 Queer, isn't 



JManufacture of Folding Screens. 



Since the use of folding screens began many 

 carpenters, cabinetmakers and woodworkers in 

 general have benefited by it. Busy millmen 

 with large orders on hand for sash and door 

 stock do not like to stop and dicker over the 

 cost of making a few folding screens, but if 

 a large store desires a hundred, or a hundred 

 gross, the millman may turn in his estimate 

 and bid for the contract. If there is a run of 

 trade in folding screens, such as exists in 

 some communities at the present time, the 

 business-like carpenter or millman finds it to 

 his advantage to so arrange matters that he 

 may derive considerable profit from the work. 



Screens can be made during slow times in 

 the shop and there is a good margin of profit 

 in them, although when only an occasional one 

 is made the gain is slight, owing to the neces- 

 sity of getting tools together and planning 

 for th^ special article. In some shops this is 

 overcome by making a dozen screens even on 



a single order, trusting that the other eleven 

 will be bought up in time. 



The sketches are presented with a view of 

 elaborating on the designing and making of 

 the modern types of screens. Formerly it was 

 considered all right to attach the corners of 

 the frames with nails. Sometimes screws were 

 used. There were types of bolted and flanged 

 joints. The requirements of the present time 

 involve the uniting of the corners, as in Fig. 

 1 at A. Buyers abhor nail heads. Even 

 screwheads are not wanted. Therefore a good 

 joint with all wood parts is made. In Fig. 2 

 is shown a frame set up. 



As to the timber employed, much depends 

 upon the style of folding screen wanted. 

 There are cheap lines for the children's 

 nursery, the kitchen and the rear porch that 

 can be manufactured from pine or other easily 

 worked- stock. Such timber is usually stained 

 to imitate the hardwoods. Somctinu 



painted. The screen for the hall, the library 

 or sitting room must be better. 



Weathered oak is the popular stock. The 

 oak pieces are obtained about the right pro- 

 portions and cut to match the parts of the 

 frame. The filling in of the frame is not 

 done at the shop, as a rule. The frames are 

 almost always wanted free and open and 

 hinged, ready for tacking on the burlap or 

 other material. The hinges may be of the 

 common one-way type or of the swinging 

 variety, so that the folds may be turned in 

 any direction. Polished brass or white- 

 metal hinges set off dark colored woods to 

 advantage. 



While the average buyer of the folding 

 screen wants the frame only, there are others 

 who order the body part finished. Fig. 3 

 shows a zinc body frame, constructed with 

 cylindrical pieces of oak, turned down to two 

 and one-half inches diameter. The height is 

 usually about five feet. The hinging is done 

 with brass strapping which passes about the 

 poles alternately, as shown, and is tacked at 

 the tips. This makes it possible to turn the 

 rolls very readily. The zinc sheets are cut 

 out at the nearest tinner's and the metal 

 hinge straps are soldered on or riveted on, as 

 desired. The zinc surfaces are later deco- 

 rated with colors. A very attractive folding 

 screen results. 



Fig. 4 shows some of the panels employed 

 in the body work. Often the body is made 

 by stretching a piece of common burlap, can- 

 vas or fine silk across the frame and tacking 

 it, although some handsome wood panels are 

 used. The middle frame of the screen shows 

 such a panel. A leather design is represented 

 by the black sivrface. 



There are certain forms of folding screens 

 that have a variety of woods in them, as in 

 Fig. 5; these are usually turned out on spe- 

 cial orders and are very valuable. Often 

 selected hardwoods are engraved and attached, 

 while there are other screens containing con- 

 siderable brass or metal work in the form of 

 scrolls, angles and general figures; there are 

 opportunities for adjusting fret saw work to 

 the screen of this nature. Then there are the 

 chair-back styles, as shown in Fig. 6. The 

 frame is bored with a series of holes along 

 the sides, and through these holes material is 

 pulled, making the braided or plaited efliect. 

 The variety of design possible in the folding 

 screen line is unlimited, and there is a wide 

 field for artisans. 



New Lumbermen's Club. 



The Lumbermen's Club of Kansas City, Mo., 

 has been organized with a membership of 150. 

 Its objects are similar to those of a large num- 

 l)cr of like organizations throughout the coun- 

 try, and are to promote social fellowship and 

 the general interests of the lumber business. 

 Quarters liave been secured at the Hotel Kup- 

 per. wbicb consists of a private dining room, a 

 billiard room with three tables, and a lounging 

 room. The rooms may be entered from EleT- 

 enth street and from the lobby of the hotel. 



The officers of the club are W. E. Cooper, 

 president : J. H. Bernardin. first vice president ; 

 L. L, Siebel, second vice president : J. II. Fores- 

 man, treasurer ; Thomas II. Russell, secretarj. 



