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Hardwood Record — Veneer & Panel Section 



November 10, 1920 



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"The Cabinet If'ood Superlative" 



Bureau Drawers That Slide 



{and slide easily) after 200 years of service 



Try the drawers of an old piece of walnut furniture — no matter how old, nor of what grade of workman- 

 ship. They slide easily — if they are walnut. That is because walnut doesn't shrink nor swell with the 

 variations of temperature and humidity, and doesn't warp nor twist nor misbehave in any way — never a bit. 



The supreme beauty of walnut, in addition to the above qualities (and plus its "workability" and its 

 "carvability"), accounts fir the world-old supremacy of walnut as a cabinet-wood — and its price permits 

 its us2 in every grade of furniture that the careful buyer is likely t > ever consider. 



It will help you in your furniture buying to know all abnnl American Walnut. (The furniture man will 

 respect your discrimination and you may be sure he will honestly give you what you want. He knows 

 the facts — and is glad that you do.) 



Don't fail to WRITE NOW for the WALNUT BOOK— edition de luxe, which will come 

 bv return mail with our compliments — and our confidence in your appreciation of it. 



AMERICAN WALNUT MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION 

 Room 1024 616 South Michigan Boulevard, Chicago 



ALL BRANCHES OF THE FURNITURE TRADE 



are feeling strongly the Effects of the series of tributes to our American Walnut ivhich are running con- 

 tinuously in most of the Best Publications in America. Above is an example. 



THERE ARE STILL A FEW FURNITURE HOUSES IN THE COUNTRY 



who are giving their lietter- posted competitors a great advantage over them with the Best Trade. WHY ? Simply because 

 they "heard somebody say" that American Walnut was getting scarce. Let them ask us for THE FACTS! (See address above.) 



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Walnut Leads in Voting on Typical Tree 



The walnut is in the lead in the nation wide vote being 

 taken by the American Forestry Association, of Washing- 

 ton, to determine the tree most typical of America and 

 all that America stands for. Clubs and schools have 

 taken up the idea and are reporting to the association. 



The elm is a close second in the votes being cast and 

 the association, which will send any one a free tree plant- 

 ing bulletin, announces that a vote by clubs is to be taken 

 at many winter meetings. The association is sending out 

 bulletins on the characteristics of the trees being voted for. 



American walnut (or black walnut, as it is often called) 

 ranges from Massachusetts and South Ontario west 

 through the southern half of the Lake States to Middle 

 Nebraska, to Central Texas and Northern Florida. 



TTie walnut is being fast depleted. The family name 

 for walnut is derived from "Jovis Glans," or nut of 

 Jupiter. In ancient times, walnut was called "Regia," or 

 royal, and "Juglans Regia" is the name of the European 

 walnut. This species is spread over Europe and has been 

 planted in California. The white '"English walnuts" of 

 commerce are of this species, as is also the cabinet wood 

 known as "Circassian walnut." The Circassian walnut 

 wood of commerce comes from near the Black Sea, where 

 the trees grow under very unfavorable conditions, their 

 struggle for life producing the weird, twisted, streaked 

 wood which was once so popular as a cabinet wood. 



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thick, make 2 saw cuts; if it is more than 2 inches thick, 

 make 5 saw cuts. From sections having 6 prongs break 

 out the second prong from each side, leaving two outer 

 and two central prongs. From sections having only 3 

 prongs remove the center prong. In section D saw one 

 central saw kerf to form two prongs. Stand the sections 

 on end in some convenient place in the shop to dry. 



Observe carefully the action of the prongs from the 

 moment of sawing. Do they bow in or out or remain 

 straight on the saw? Do they change shape after room 

 drying? 



If the prongs remain straight both on the saw and after 

 room drying, the lumber is perfectly seasoned, being 

 free from stresses and uniformly dry throughout. 



if the prongs remain straight on the saw but turn in 

 after room drying, the moisture distribution is uneven, 

 the surface being drier than the inside. A short steam- 

 ing treatment to balance the moisture content should re- 

 lieve all stresses. 



If the prongs turn in on the saw and do not turn out 

 after room drying, the lumber is "casehardened ' and 

 is drier outside than inside. Use a steaming or high 

 humidity treatment to moisten and soften the surface. 

 The shrinkage of the outside in redrying should relieve 

 the interior tension, and cause the stresses to disappear. 



