March 10, 1917 



Hcirdwood Record — Veneer & Panel Section 



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goes along with it in making up the piece of furniture so 

 that it will all be stained alike. 



This is a chance not likely to be taken, because as a 

 rule the furniture manufacturer obtains his veneer and 

 panels from one source and his lumber from another. 

 Also, he has his own notions about what he wants to 

 feature in the way of stains. He wants that part of the 

 work under his own control, and he usually finds the 

 shortest and quickest way to do it is to stain his work 

 after it is put together, or at least after it is made up. 

 This is the way the work is likely to continue for some 

 time, too, yet it does not alter the fact that if the stain- 

 ing of veneer could be done before it goes into the glue- 

 room, there would be less trouble with veneered work 

 going wrong. A. M. 



Letters from a Panel User 



Monroe, Mich., March 5. — The demand for quahty in the pro- 

 duction of built-up stock is becoming more insistent. In pre- 

 vious letters we discussed a few problems, but we must not forget 

 one of the most important factors in veneered work, namely glue. 

 You may use the best core stock and veneers, but if the glue is 

 not right and is not properly handled in the final veneering, you 

 will have inferior work. 



I believe that there is not one panel manufacturer in business 

 today who did not experience glue troubles of some kind in times 

 past. Unfortunately, each class of business requires special grades 

 of glue and that is why glue problems are complicated. 



The first step is intelligent glue buying. The user must be able 

 to determine glue quality. If he hasn't this ability he should 

 employ men who know. All glues should be tested and graded. 

 It is well to prepare specifications, submit them to the glue manu- 

 facturers and insist that your veneer glues come up to certain 

 tests. Glue is seemingly unreasonably high and it is going to con- 

 tinue to climb. Many manufacturers are glad to get glue at any 

 price. If the larger users of veneer glue had purchased this 

 material in very large quantities they could have more than 

 doubled their money within the past year. 



There never was a time in the history of the panel business 

 when the intelligent handling of glue was so imperative as it is 

 today. Admitting that most glue manufacturers, jobbers, etc., are 

 honest, the dishonest man has wonderful opportunities to adul- 

 terate his glues and realize unfair profits. Efficiency in the 

 manufacture of panels can never be secured unless glue holds, 

 and this being an everlasting fact, no panel factory can be 

 classed as complete until proper arrangements have been made 

 for the work which must be glued. 



No glue should be accepted that has a foul odor glue of good 



quality always smells pleasant. It should have neither an acidic 

 nor an alkaline reaction, a fact which can be easily tested out 

 with litmus paper in a solution of glue. It should not discolor 

 the paper. Of course, a slight alkaline reaction in hide glues is 

 permissible. 



Proper equipment is also essential. If you are using old- 

 fashioned iron kettles, discard them. Hot glue should not be 

 brought in contact with iron. Use only copper kettles and have 

 them air-tight. Every veneer man knows or should know that 

 with air excluded, no scum can form on the top of the kettle. 

 You cannot use scum for glue. 



By all means spread your glue with a modern glue spreader. 

 The old-time brushman may object to this, but there is no other 

 metho dknown that will spread glue as evenly, economically 

 and quickly as the glue spreader method. We cannot afford to 

 be stingy with glue, for this would prove to be false economy. 

 Use all that is required, possibly a little more. 



A. T. DEINZER, Deinzer Furniture Company. 



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