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Hardwood Record — Veneer 6c Panel Section 



January 10, 1917 



What Those Who Know 



Say About 



LOUISVILLE 

 Built-Up-Stock 



From a furniture manufacturer 

 in Pennsylvania: 



"^\'e are verij much pleased with the 

 ejKulItt/ of your stock, and while ice 

 are able to purchase at lower prices, 

 wc feel it consistent to place our orders 

 with you." 



From a manufacturer of talking 

 machine cabinets in northern 

 Indiana : 



"We find that your panels which we 

 are now workinej on are the nicest, 

 squarest and best panels we have ever 

 ivorked tvith. Noic we are not saying 

 this in a flatterinej way, but simply 

 stating the truth as tee see it." 



From a manufacturer of phono- 

 graph cases in New England: 



"We beg to thank you for your kind 

 attention to our recent requests re- 

 garding shipments, and very much 

 appreciate the tcay you have handled 

 the matter. Your methods of doing 

 business arc very pleasing." 



WE WILL GIVE YOU BOTH 

 QUALITY AND SERVICE 



The 



Louisville Veneer Mills 



Also Manufacturers Figured and Plain Veneers 



LOUISVILLE, KY. 



of mottled appearance in the stripe mahogany, such as 

 would be produced from a slightly curly log. This doesn't 

 appear nearly as conspicuous in the white as it does after 

 the finish is applied, the effect of the finish being to show 

 it more distinctly. Veneers of this kind match easily and 

 have a beautiful appearance, but where a continuity of 

 match is required, it shouldn't be used, as it is not a regu- 

 lar run of stock, and possibly no two trees would show 

 the same kind of a mottle. 



The matching of crotch mahogany or Circassian walnut 

 is an entirely different proposition from that of the quar- 

 tered oak or stripe mahogany. In the case of these ve- 

 neers, a continuity of match is not considered, for while 

 there is to be found in either case a great variety of 

 figure, yet the method of matching produces a similar 

 effect. Considerably more care and experience is re- 

 quired to properly match crotch or Circassian than the 

 ordinary veneers, and more satisfactory results are ob- 

 tained when the matching, jointing and taping are in the 

 hands of the same individual, who, by the way, should 

 be a full-fledged mechanic, for such work is no job for 

 an apprentice whose ideas are not mature and whose 

 judgment has not been balanced by long experience in 

 this particular line of work where so much depends upon 

 a combination of knowledge and taste. 



Probably next in importance to the matching is the 

 selection of the veneers, for, in making the selection, the 

 quality and style of the goods to be veneered must be 

 taken into consideration. For instance, if the job be 

 bedroom suites, vi^here the tops of all cases are to be in 

 four pieces, with butt joints, a very great deal depends 

 on the selection, and more especially in the Circassian 

 veneer. It is the practice of some manufacturers (and 

 some very good ones, too) to have the veneer man or 

 matcher select these fancy veneers. This is probably 

 one of the safest ways to secure suitable stock, for, as in 

 the case mentioned, a lot of butt joints are required, and 

 only certain flitches will cut suitable butt joints. 



It is to the proprietors interest to encourage any 

 scheme or detail that tends to improve the matching, for 

 he realizes more than does the workman the value of 

 matching on high-grade goods. 



Do You Carefully Look for Small Defects Before 



Gluing? 



Tlie more thorough]}' face veneer is e.xamiued before using, the 

 less likelihood there is of pieces of finished work being condemned. 

 Sometimes a lot of face veneer has fine pinworm holes or something 

 of the kind in it, which might pass unnoticed but will do damage 

 in the presses by the glue coming through the holes and sticking the 

 faces together. Nor are the pin holes the only things; there arc 

 small cracks and checks that must be looked after. They may not 

 be large enough to condemn the work but it is best to paste a strip 

 of paper or something over them, to keep the glue from coming 

 through and sticking to the next piece. Where defects are found 

 which are apt to condemn the work after it is finished, it is much 

 better to lay out the veneer ahead of the gluing. In other words, 

 the more pains taken in assorting the veneer before it la used in 

 the glue room, the smaller will be the percentage of waste in the 

 finished product from defective veneer. 



