M:iivli 10, 1919 



HARDWOOD RECORD 





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Handles and Handlewoods 



The relative importance of diflFerent woods in the 

 handle industry can be best shown by a list of such 

 woods and the annual demand for each for handles. The 

 figures in the follow^ing table represent the number of 

 feet made into handles yearly: 



Wood Feet per Year 



HICKORY 120,294,466 



ASH 64,156,872 



MAPLE 41,238,446 



BEECH 16,691,207 



OAK 12,458,472 



BIRCH 9,908,250 



RED GUM 6,654,300 



ELM 3,060,307 



BASSWOOD 2,285,885 



CHERRY 617,500 



HEMLOCK 500,000 



HORNBEAM 415,500 



RED ALDER 361,700 



DOUGLAS FIR 247,200 



YELLOW POPLAR 211,500 



COCOBOLO 210,000 



DOGWOOD 190,230 



APPLEWOOD 156,400 



SYCAMORE 156,000 



CYPRESS 122,000 



YELLOW PINE 67,000 



MAHOGANY 29,000 



BLACK WALNUT 29,000 



COTTONWOOD 27,000 



WILLOW 19,000 



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A number of other woods make small contributions 

 to the handle business, but 99 per cent of the material 

 is included in the foregoing table. More than half of all 

 is furnished by hickory and ash. 



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