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Hardwood Record — Veneer & Panel Section 



March 10, 1918 



when the stock becomes thoroughly seasoned, and no 

 complaint on account of them is ever heard in relation 

 to the finished articles. 



Rosewood 



A dozen or more distinct woods are known as rose- 

 wood, and some of them are not related to the others. 

 They grow in many parts of the world. But the rosewood 

 which finds its way to the veneer mills of the United 

 States perhaps all comes from Brazil and is all of the 

 same species, Dalbergia nigra, a tree belonging to the 

 family to which locust, mesquite, and redbud belong. 

 It reaches our market as small logs. 



The wood is about as heavy as hickory, and in color 



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is blackish or purplish brown. it contains many pores, 

 but they are usually tightly packed with resin so that 

 they are not prominent in the polished wood, though 

 they can generally be seen. The name is due to the 

 wood's faint smell of roses, though the odor is largely 

 lost after the wood has been seasoned. There is nothing 

 in the color suggesting roses. 



The largest use of the veneer is in the manufacture of 

 pianos, but it enters into the construction of other musical 

 instrument.s. Many small articles are made of solid rose- 

 virood. 



Ebony 



The use of ebony by veneer makers is so small that it 

 is scarcely worth mentioning. It is more demanded in 

 solid than in veneer. It comes from many parts of the 

 world and is identified as many species, but all belonging 

 to the same family as persimmon. It is valued chiefly for 

 its rich color. Ebony is commonly thought of as 

 black, and that is the color of most that goes to market; 

 but ebony may be had in most colors common to other 

 woods. The color is found in the heartwood and is due 

 to pigments deposited there while the tree is growing. 

 The sapwood is nearly as white as the sapwood of hickory; 

 but little demand exists for the sap. Its principal use is 

 in the manufacture of shuttles for weaving. Most of the 

 ebony of commerce comes from East Africa or Ceylon, 

 though a little is shipped from various countries. Most 

 ebony veneer goes to piano factories. 



Spanish Cedar 



When cedar is mentioned, most people think of soft- 

 wood, but Spanish cedar is a hardwood with broad 

 leaves. It is misnamed, for it is not a cedar. It belongs 

 to the same family as the China tree which, though 

 originally introduced from Persia, has run v^rild in the 

 Southern states. But Spanish cedar cannot stand our 

 climate and is not found growing in the open in the 

 United States. It is nearly related to mahogany and 

 closely resembles it, but the wood is much softer. 



Cigar boxes constitute the largest use of Spanish cedar 

 veneer. It may be cut very thin. It has been reported 

 cut to the thinness of one-thousandth of an inch, but 

 that is too thin for any practical purpose. 



Vermillion 



A large number of woods from foreign countries are 

 made into veneers in the United States, but no exact 

 figures are obtainable. Principal among such is vermilion 

 or padouk. This wood's color suggests its name. Car 

 builders are its largest users in this country and it is 

 among the handsomest and most expensive of foreign 

 woods. The genuine article comes from the Anadam 

 islands and adjacent shores, but there are other woods 

 which resemble vermillion and carry its name, which are 

 something else. The Philippine islands have woods which 

 pass in the market as vermillion, though botanists insist 

 that they are different from that produced in the Anadam 

 islands. Users of the wood can distinguish no difference. 



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