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l-lardwood Record — Veneer & Panel Section 



April 10, 1918 



tive price is just as foolish as buying a suit of clothes 

 that doesn't fit simply because the price happens to be 

 marked down. In neither case is the buyer likely to get 

 the satisfaction that will be experienced if a little more 

 money is paid, and the right article is obtained. 



In the big factory, such as a panel plant, which is 

 devoted exclusively to the manufacture of glued-up 

 work, and to which for this reason much study of glue 

 and other materials is logically devoted, it is practicable 

 and desirable to install the necessary devices for meas- 

 uring glue characteristics, covering viscosity, tensile 

 strength and other elements. In the smaller plant, 

 where the quantity of glue purchased does not suggest 

 such equipment, the services of an industrial chemist 

 should be resorted to, and work of this kind secured 

 on a fee or regular service basis. 



In most communities of size there are usually a num- 

 ber of commercial laboratories where tests of this kind 

 are made at reasonable cost, and where complete reports 

 on materials of all kinds purchased for use in the plant 

 may be secured. TTiese reports, in view of the fact that 

 they will enable the buyer to check up on the delivery 

 of goods in accord with specifications, and will also 

 enable him, after experience, to specify more exactly, 

 are more valuable than the cost would suggest; and the 

 manufacturer who is in doubt regarding his glue require- 

 ments should secure the services of such a laboratory 

 and have some work of this kind done. 



Furthermore, it is often possible to make a showing 



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WE MANUFACTURE 



a complete line of 

 Built-up Stock in most 

 any size or thickness, 

 including Walnut, Ma- 

 hogany, Quartered 

 and Plain Oak, Ash, 

 Gum, Plain or Figured 

 Birch, Yellow Pine, 

 S y c a m ore, Cotton- 

 wood, etc. 



in the direction of economy by knowing exactly what 

 to buy, and then buying it. The statement was made 

 that it does not pay to economize in the purchase of 

 glue, and that is true. It does not pay to buy a glue 

 that is below the grade that ought to be used merely 

 in order to save in the price. But it does pay to buy 

 a cheaper glue than the one that is being employed, if 

 it is know^n in advance that the less expensive material 

 is suitable for the work and will accomplish the results 

 just as well. 



Likewise, indications regarding the viscosity and 

 spreading qualities of the glue will show how much 

 water may safely be employed Vk^ith it, and here will 

 show^ the way toward intelligent economy in many 

 cases. In short, absolute knowledge concerning glue will 

 prove profitable because the buyer will then know ex- 

 actly what he can do instead of being compelled to feel 

 around in the dark, as is too often the case at present. 



It is true enough, as the reader probably will suggest, 

 that the best glue in the world will not make a good 

 job unless it is properly handled. In the small plant, 

 where careless methods of handling are sometimes noted, 

 glue is allowed to become cool before the work is put 

 under pressure, and for this reason does not provide the 

 adhesive qualities that are desired. Where glue is spread 

 by hand, the surface is not always evenly coated, and 

 this sometimes causes trouble and loosening of the 

 veneer. Other errors are made, sometimes in larger 

 plants, in handling the glue, such as in the application 

 of too great heat, which destroys the fiber and makes 

 the material next to valueless; and when these mistakes 

 are committed the result shows in the final product. 



t in spite of these things, and in spite of the fact 

 that a good glue-room foreman will turn out better work 

 with poor glue than an inefficient crew with the best 

 glue manufactured, it pays to get good glue and the 

 r'ght glue. The whole strength of glued-up work de- 

 pends on the glue, and since it is thus the foundation 

 of all that follows, it is not too much to say that it is 

 the most important element in the product. Put price 

 below quality in glue buying — but know what you ought 

 to have when you go into the market. 



Spanish Cedar 



The supply comes from the West Indies and Mexico, 

 and the wood is usually, if not always, imported as logs. 

 They may be of large size, but many are quite small — 

 about the diameter of large telegraph poles. 



Suggest Limiting Use of Certain Woods 



Word comes from Washington that the Signal Corps is notifying 

 veneer mills that no mahogany suitable for airplanes nor walnut 

 suitable for gunstocks or airplanes be shipped for commercial use. 

 The patriotism of the mill owners is relied upon to make the regu- 

 lation effective, although the government will probably check up 

 on the operators. 



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