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Hardwood Record — Veneer & Panel Section 



May 10, 1919 



Wood-Mosaic Quality — 



Rotary Cut Poplar 

 Crossbanding 



From our new plant at Huntington, W. Va., 

 is now available. 



The Company is specializing in 

 the highest grade phonograph and 

 piano stock in 1/24 and 1/20 thick- 

 nesses. Perfectly manufactured 

 from soft yellow West Virginia 

 wood, dried flat and accurately in 

 textile dryers. This product is 

 fully up to the high standards es- 

 tablished by our hardwood and 

 quartered oak veneers. Made on 

 the basis of quality rather than 

 price. 



Wood-Mosaic Co., Inc. 



Huntington, W. Va., Office 



M.VIN OKFICF: — New Albaii.v, Iiiil. 



MII^I.S — New .\!bany, Ind.; Louinville, K.v.; Jackson, Tenn.; 



Cincinnati, O. 



North Wisconsin 



IRON-RANGE 

 HARDWOODS 



The finest and most beautiful 

 Birch, Oak, Basswood, Ash and 

 Elm grown in this country. 



We use this quality stock exclusively for our: 

 ROTARY CUT LOG RUN 

 ROTARY CUT DOOR STOCK 

 ROTARY CUT FURNITURE 

 ROTARY CUT PIANO STOCK 



VENEERS 



ROTARY CUT HOOPS AND LINERS 

 THIN LUMBER SPECIALISTS 



REMEMBER we are specialists in 



LOG RUN VENEERS 



any thickness, any lengths up to 98 in. 

 Lcl Us Figure on ]'our Requiremcnis 



Kiel W^oodenware Co. 



KIEL WISCONSIN MELLEN 



SPECIALISTS IN 

 -DIFFICULT ITEMS- 



We Manufacture 



ROTARY CUT VENEERS 

 THIN LUMBER SPECIALTIES 



BIRCH DOOR STOCK 

 MAPLE PIANO PIN BLOCKS 



YEARS OF EXPERIENCE BEHIND OUR PRODUCTS 



MUNISING WOODENWARE CO. 



MUNISING, MICH. 



Built-Up Artificial Limb Blanks 



A new method of constructing blanks for artificial limbs now 

 being tried out at the Forest Products Laboratory promises to be 

 of value to the industry. Ordinarily, thigh sockets require large 

 blocks of willow, which are exceedingly difficult to dry without 

 checking, even though they are carefully air dried for a number of 

 years. It is estimated that the loss of such material in air season- 

 ing ranges from 30 to 50 per cent. The loss in the process of 

 splitting the blocks and carving is also considerable. 



The proposed method of constructing blanks makes use of small 

 pieces of willow which are more plentiful and are easier to dry 

 without injury than large blocks. Two types of built-up sockets 

 have been suggested. 



One socket is formed of four and the other of six pieces of wood 

 glued with water resistant casein glue. It is thought that butt 

 joints will be satisfactory, though serrated joints may prove better. 

 Practically no wood is wasted in the manufacture of sockets of 

 that kind. 



Campaigning for Improvement of American 

 Designs 



Recognizing that in order to arrive at a full degree of develop- 

 ment in American arts, it is essential that American craftsmen 

 develop a more accurate and distinctive style in furniture and 

 interior designing, the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York 

 City is carrying on a campaign of service to this end. Various 

 announcements have occurred from time to time in Hardwood 

 Record regarding educational lectures, etc., which have been insti- 

 tuted by the New York museum, and it is gratifying to note the 

 response which is coming from prominent furniture designers and 

 designers of interiors wlio are not slow to recognize the real value 

 of such help. 



A short time ago the museum put on an exhibit of plants, the 

 purpose being to offer a course of accurate study in plant motifs 

 so that designs used by Americans might accurately depict the 

 true, natural beauty. It is now putting on an exhibition of prints 

 and engravings covering several centuries of art development. 

 These engravings and prints portray the various periods and the 

 workmanship of the most famous artists of history. They consti- 

 tute an invaluable source of instruction and inspiration that should 

 be taken advantage of by American designers in lines where design 

 is of paramount importance. 



Incidentally, the April bulletin of the museum carries an illustra- 

 tion and description of the famous Louis XVI cylinder desk, which 

 has recently been presented to the museum by a well-known French- 

 man. The desk is the famous article coming from an art collection 

 of international note, and dates back to the latter part of the seven- 

 teenth century. The workmanship and the skill in execution, design 

 and ornamentation are superb. Copy of this bulletin can be secured 

 by addressing Richard S. Bach, associate in industrial arts of the 

 museum. 



