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Hardwood Record — Veneer & Panel Section 



September 25, 1917 



warmth it should get besides being handy when required. 



Another point is that in making butt joints care should 

 be taken to avoid having the veneer full of tack holes. 

 After jointing, put a tack here and there just to hold the 

 veneer in place, then glue the tape on, using a warm caul 

 the width of the tape and attach a hand screw at each 

 end to hold the joint firmly until it is dry. 



We cannot have too much discussion on the proper 

 treatment of veneers because the success of much high 

 class work depends upon the durability of the veneer 

 work. By taking proper care of the veneer w^hen it first 

 arrives at the factory we help to ensure the dependability 

 of the work. 



Belting for Machinery 



Some of the earliest effects of the war may be looked for in 

 factories where belts are used in driving machinery. The demand 

 for heavy shoes for soldiers will make a considerable inroad upon 

 the leather which in the natural course of events would be made 

 into belts. It is not likely that leather will become so scarce that 

 belt makers cannot procure what they need: but certain economies 

 may become necessary in order to meet demands. The United 

 States has all the neutral countries to draw upon. Of these 

 countries. South America is most important. The outstanding 

 fact is that more leather will be needed than formerly. The 

 soldiers will wear out three pairs of shoes in the field to one if 

 he stayed at home. Belt makers must bid against shoemakers for 

 leather and prices will respond to the keenness of the competition. 



It is reported that one of Germany's hardest problems under 

 the rtress of the war is to provide belts in factories. Substitutes 

 for leather have been introduced so far as possible. Woven 

 belting has been made of fiber, and even the manes and tails 

 of dead horses are utilized to the last hair in making belts keep 

 the wheels going. Wherever the Germans have occupied foreign 

 territory they have made clean sweeps of belting from shops and 

 mills and have shipped it to Germany. An adequate belt supply 

 seems to have been one of the matters not wholly provided for 

 in advance when Germany was preparing for war. 



The United States is in no danger of a famine in belting; but 

 the pinch will be felt if the war continues long. All belts are not 

 made of leather; probably not half of them are of leather. But 

 canvas and rubber will also become scarce. Belting can be dis- 

 pensed with to a large extent by using direct-connected dynamos, 

 or by employing cogwheel gearing; but changes in installation 

 are expensive, and factories will not be disposed to make them 

 unless forced to do so by increased cost of belting. 



An Ancient Tree for Veneer 



They are combing England for timber, as it was never combed 

 before. So much is required for war purposes that the ordinary 

 trade is almost at a standstill. Trees are being cut which in the 

 past were held almost sacred on account of their associations. 

 Sentimentality has small place now in that country where the 

 winning of the war receives first consideration and carrying a 

 private business is secondary. A famous walnut tree was recently 

 cut down and sent to the veneer mill of W. Foster & Co., of 

 Boottle. Liverpool. The tree was planted by George 11, who was 

 king of England 180 years ago. At five feet from the ground 

 the trunk was forty inches in diameter. A bole ten feet long was 

 secured. The tree was grubbed up to save the figured wood. 

 The trunk was not very long. The figure of the wood was rich 

 and fine. It grew on favorable soil and the wood is rich in oil. 

 The tree was English or Circassian walnut, the two trees being 

 of the same species but grow in different countries and take the 

 name of the country where they grow. 



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