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Hardwood Record — Veneer & Panel Section 



April 10, 1917 



MEDFORD VENEER CO. 



I MEDFORD, WISCONSIN 

 *' Specialists in !■— 



North.™ gjj^(.jj VENEERS '"'""" 



Grown 



Long experience, modern equipment, care in cutting, drying 

 and crating render you FIRST QUALITY — always in the 

 end the cheapest. 



LET US CONVINCE YOU 



Keep the Knife in the Log 



In the matter of getting results out of rotary veneer machines 

 the best general slogan that can be tacked up is: "Keep the 

 Knife in the Log." This is the same logic that has been tried and 

 tested in sawmilling operations. 



There are various speeds and different sizes, kinds, and quali- 

 ties of blocks, but after all, the most important thing is to keep 

 the knife working. The speed at which machines should be oper- 

 ated is largely determined by the work in each individual case; 

 by the size of the blocks, the kind of wood and the nature and 

 thickness of the veneer being cut. But, finally, the capacity de- 

 pends more upon keeping the knife cutting than upon variations 

 in speed. A machine runing comparatively slowly which is kept 

 cutting steadily with few halts and hitches and with but little lost 

 time in taking out cores and putting in blocks will yield more in 

 the way of capacity than a machine operated at high speed with 

 frequent stops because of knife or pressure bar trouble, chucks 

 slipping, or burst blocks. 



The right idea to follow in this work is to adjust the machine 

 speed to accord with the physical needs of local conditions. Then 

 look carefully after the knife, the pressure bar and other ma- 

 chine parts, that they may perform their work without interrup- 

 tion and produce the quality of product desired. 



With sensible attention to careful peeling and cleaning the logs 

 so that time may not be lost on account of gravel, grit or other 

 objectionable matter in the face of the block, the maximum em- 

 ployment for the cutting parts will give the maximum capacity 

 results. 



Rotary-Cut 



to judge on these points may know much better whether 

 he is getting his money's worth than one who passes over 

 them Hghtly, and he also may find in these, matter of 

 more weight than some sHght difference in price between 

 the offerings of those seeking to sell him veneer. 



J. C. T. 



Chance for Panel Exploitation 



There is a movement for better homes abroad in the land, and 

 the furniture folks are talking about raising and expending a 

 million dollars in a campaign for furniture advertising. They 

 are going about it in a manner that indicates that it is to be done 

 and not merely talked about. 



This may be expected to result in many interesting displays in 

 various parts of the country, which should furnish splendid op- 

 portunity for the exploitation of veneer panels. Fine panels, as 

 a backing for show window display or w^all effects in room dis- 

 plays, improve the effect all around and lend encouragement to 

 the development of paneling for interior finish in homes. 



Moreover, it seems to be in order for the veneer and panel 

 manufacturer to show a spirit of co-operation with the furniture 

 folks, and there is really not a better chance w^hich suggests 

 itself of manifesting this spirit than by seeking for co-operation 

 in exhibits with a comprehensive display of paneling and panel 

 effects along with the showing of furniture, either in show ^vin- 

 dows, rooms or in big expositions. 



QtJAKTEKS OF THE CHICA*;-! \1:m:eU CuMPAW AT FIETEEXTH 

 PLACE AND WESTEKX AVENUE, CHICAGO. 



All Three of Ui Will Be Benefited if 



Chicago Veneer Company Moves Sales Office 



As a result of expanding business and increasing capacity for 

 keeping close to the buying trade, the Chicago Veneer Company 

 of Danville, Ky., opened a Chicago warehouse at Fifteenth place 

 and Western avenue several years ago. In this had been carried 

 a large assortment of rotary stock which has enabled efficient 

 handling of less than carload orders, making possible prompt ship- 

 ment out of Chicago. 



This business has developed so rapidly that its further demands 

 necessitated new arrangements, and a decision was recently 

 reached to have the Chicago Veneer Company of Illinois act as 

 exclusive selling agent, to not only sell stock out of the Chicago 

 warehouse, but to handle all sales and shipments direct from the 

 mills at Danville, Ky., and Clarendon, Ark. All correspondence in 

 regard to orders or shipments should be addressed after April 1 to 

 the Chicago Veneer Company, Fifteenth place and Western ave- 

 nue, Chicago. 



The officers of the Chicago Veneer Company of Illinois are: 

 Benjamin W. Lord, president; S. J. Glanton, treasurer, and W. A. 

 Webster, secretary. 

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