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Hardwood Record — Veneer & Panel Section 



August 10, 1922 



Specialists in 

 /DIFFICULT ITEMS\ 



We Manufacture 



ROTARY CUT VENEERS 

 THIN LUMBER SPECIALTIES 



BIRCH DOOR STOCK 

 MAPLE PIANO PIN BLOCKS 



YEARS or EXPERIENCE BEHIND OUR PRODUCTS 



\MUNISING WOODENWARE CO./ 



MUNISING. MICHIGAN 



Rotary Cut 



NORTHERN 

 VENEERS 



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 Mtrs.' Assn. 



pUBNITURE manufacturers ami factory buyers who insist on 

 havinir high quaUty veneers should send us their orders. We 

 are specialists in Northern A'eneers. We also maJiufacture 

 Northern Pine, Spruce, Hemlock, Cedar Posts and Poles. I^th 

 and Shingles, whtch we ship in straight cars and cargoes or 

 mixed with our "Peerless Brand" Bock Maple, Beech or Birch 

 Flooring. 



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 812 Monadnock Block 



Gladstone, Michigan 





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Wood Finishing Research 



On May 3 a conference was held at the Forest Products Labora- 

 tory at Madison, Wis., which was attended by representatives of 

 various interests where finishing on w^ood is an important factor. 

 It was felt that there was a common interest to be achieved by the 

 various industries and that any work conducted by any one in- 

 dustry would affect the others. Therefore, it was concluded that 

 the simplest formation possible should be put into operation and 

 the work started by getting together all of the published works 

 on wood finishing w^hich are in existence. Evolving from that 

 point the various problems now affecting each industry w^ould be 

 taken up in order and w^hatever conclusions were reached w^ould 

 be put into printed form and distributed in the most effective 

 manner possible. 



One of the individuals who has devoted a great deal of energy 

 toward starting this movement is Dr. A. H. Sabin, well-known 

 authority on paint and varnish, and an author of a text book on 

 both subjects. A program has been prepared by Dr. Sabin for 

 guidance of the executive committee on w^ood finishing research. 



It is conceded that the finishing department is the one phase 

 of manufacturing w^hich is least under the direct control of the 

 management. Therefore, it behooves the management to substi- 

 tute for the magic supposed to exist w^ith the finishing foreman 

 such a knowledge of formulas and methods, together with a knowl- 

 edge of proper contacts, so that the management may at all times 

 direct the finishing process, and that the craft of finishing may be 

 advanced because of the co-operative efforts on the part of the 

 industries most affected. 



A very important part of the program lies in the proposed class 

 to be established at the Forest Products Laboratory to which 

 manufacturers can send emloyees who will there learn the funda- 

 mentals of finishing on different species of w^ood, and there re- 

 ceive inspiration to read up on the subject of finishing and to re- 

 ceive such bulletins as are issued by the wood finishing research. 

 Such a school would be a tremendous help to manufacturers in 

 providing substitutes for finishing foremen. 



Primarily this activity is to be directed by an executive com- 

 mittee representing the interests of finishing on wood. As the 

 executive committee determines its program it will establish an 

 advisory committee composed of the directors of the government 

 laboratories and representatives of the paint and varnish interests 

 so that duplication of effort will be avoided. 



The interest already shown in this movement by architects, farm 

 bureaus, the piano industry, furniture industry, agricultural imple- 

 ment industry, railroads, and others, indicates that there is a real 

 need of this energy being advanced through the co-operation of 

 all of these interests. The Forest Products Laboratory has already 

 allotted a certain amount of expense to start this work. The in- 

 dustries will under\vrite a certain amount to take care of the ini- 

 tial expense entailed and it is hoped that ample appropriations 

 w^ill be secured in the 1923 Budget of the Forest Products Labora- 

 tory to carry on this work in a manner w^hich will relieve the 

 underwriters from further expense and w^ill incorporate this as a 

 Research Department in the government institutions on an ever 

 increasing scale. 



The executive committee is composed of the following: 



Sullivan W. Jones. 19 West 44th St., New York, N. Y. ; repre- 

 senting The American Institute of Architects. 



Emil Wolff, 7 1 1 Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, 111. ; representing 

 The Music Industries Chamber of Commerce. 



Alfred D. Flinn, 29 W. 39th St., New York, N. Y. ; representing 

 The Engineering Foundation, The National Research Council. 



W. A. Babbitt, P. O. Box 517. South Bend, Ind.; representing 

 The National Association of Wood Using Industries. 



H. J. Sameit, Transportation Bldg., Chicago, 111.; representing 

 The National Farm Equipment Association. 



I. R. Howard, 58 East Washington St., Chicago, III.; represent- 

 iT\y The American Farm Bureau Federation. 



Miynard Guest. Grand Rapids, Mich.; representing The Na- 

 tion:il Council of Furniture Associations. 



All funds paid in by the underwriters are to be handled by the 

 Engineering Foundation of New York City. 



