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Hardwood Record — Veneer & Panel Section 



January 25, 1919 



American Walnut Veneers 



The finest Walnut timber obtainable grows in the Ohio Valley. Ve- 

 neer produced from this timber not only is of sound, close texture, which 

 is one very important item in finishing', but it also produces that gray and 

 black stripe which shows up to such good efi^ect. 



We are pleased to announce to the trade that owing to steadily increas- 

 ing demand for our American Walnut Veneers, we feel amply justified in 

 considerably enlarging our operations in that wood. Therefore, we are now 

 in position to oft'er excellent selections in choice half round, grain figured; 

 sliced stripe; figured butts and crotch Veneers. Connections have been made 

 for guaranteed supply of prime Walnut logs, assuring our ability to continu- 

 ously supply your requirements. 



We shall be pleased to sii1)mit for your inspection and approval, full 

 sized samples, faithfully rc]ircsciiting stocks offered. Prices right. 



IT WILL PAY YOU TO SEE OUR LINE OF WOOD BEFORE BUYING 



The Louisville Veneer Mills 



Also Specialists in Figured Red Gum. 



LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY 



No chips or small pieces of veneer will hang behind this 

 kind of a scraper and keep glue from spreading good on 

 the stock you are running through. But you have to see 

 the spreader, and, in fact, the whole outfit, to get a good 

 idea of what it is. 



Well, Jim, in mixing a batch of glue we use a little 

 more than two times as much water as glue. That is, 

 counting in pounds. So for our first mix v^^e v^eighed out 

 the water we wanted and put it in the pot. Then we 

 made a gage so that we could measure the water after 

 that and save time. Then we started the agitator, or 

 paddle, to going and put in the glue v^^e had weighed. 

 We put this in slow so it could get well stirred and not 

 have any lumps. 



The mixer is made with a water jacket, into w^hich 

 steam or water can be turned. While the glue and w^ater 

 was being stirred we opened the steam valve and let the 

 mix get a little warm. Then we made another solution 

 by putting some powdered chemical they call solvent into 

 water, and when the glue and water in the mixer was a 

 little warm we added the solvent solution. Pretty quick 

 after that solvent was added we had the messiest stuff 

 I ever saw to call glue. I threw up my hands in disgust. 

 But Warren only laughed and told me to cheer up and 

 in a few minutes I would see something. Sure enough, 

 soon that mess began to clear up and thin down, and 

 in about 20 minutes it was as clear as a window pane. 

 Then it turned a little brown or amber, and we shut off 

 the steam and turned on water to flow through the shell 



All Three of Us Will Be Benefited if 



of the mixer, and the glue mix cooled off. 



In the meantime the gang had got the stock ready, 

 and about our regular time, 9 o'clock, we started to work 

 with that new glue. We didn't warm any stock or any 

 cauls. Instead of putting a caul between every panel we 

 used a caul to each four panels. Now on some stock 

 w^e use no cauls at all, and on some use more, we just 

 use enough to keep the stuff laying straight. 



Jim, you couldn't believe it if you didn't see it, but 

 now, after only a week of using that new glue we are 

 beginning to make the departments behind us hustle, and 

 w^e sure are having it our vi^ay in my department. In 

 fact, the boss asked me yesterday if I couldn't get along 

 with a man or two less now. He says he has hard work 

 to get help and he wants to transfer from my room if 

 possible. I told him he was boss but he'd better wait and 

 see how^ this vegetable glue was going to stick before he 

 put my department in a hole. He said that he would 

 wait a little w^hile, but that I better be thinking who I 

 would rather do without because the glue w^as sure to be 

 all right and I wouldn't need so many men. 



VENEERS FOR 



AEROPLANE CONSTRUCTION 



A SPECIALTY 



WRITE. WIRE OR TELEPHONE 



BIRDS EYE VENEER COMPANY, Escanaba, Mich. 



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