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Hardwood Record — Veneer & Panel Section 



December 10, 1920 



CHOICE ASSORTMENT OF TENSAS DELTA HARDWOODS 



lil.ACK (MM 

 4/4" No. 1 Coniliiiiii A: Ui-tlcr. 



17.J0U' 



4/1" Log Run 31.1100' 



PLAI.X RK[) CIM 



4/4" PAS 15.000" 



4/4" No. 1 Ccmmuri lOO.liOO' 



4/4" No. 2 Common 150.01)0' 



i;/4" No. 1 Ccmiiiion & lifllcr... lO.S.IO' 



PLAIN RED OAK 



4/4" FAS 50.0110 ' 



4/4" No. 1 Common :i00.«oo' 



4/4" No. 2 Common LjO.OOO ' 



4/4" No. 3 Common 100.000 ' 



4/4" Sound Wormy 19,000' 



PLAIN SAP GL'M 

 4/4" No. 1 Common 200,000' 



■l/'f .Nil. 3 CulllllliMi Sll.oilir 



1/4" No. 3 Coiimiiiii -|i,iMiu' 



(1/4" .\o. -1 Coniiiiiiij :17. 



0/4" .No. 3 Comiiicin . Jil.ooil' 



PLAIN Wliri'E OAK 



4/4" No. 1 Common lOO.OllO ' 



4/4" No. 2 Common 100,000' 



QrARTEBEI) RED GUM 

 4/4" KAS 20.000 ' 



4/4" No. 1 (■( lull 4.'».UI10' 



li/4" No. 1 Common 20.800' 



QCAR-rERED RED OAK 

 4/4" No. 1 Common & Ui'ttor... 50.000' 



UCAKTiaiEll .-JAP (ii;M 

 4/1" No. 1 Cuiiiinoii & Ili-ttur. . . 50. Olio' 



UUARTERED WHITE OAK 

 4/4" No. 1 Common 19.700' 



The Mil! 1 hat I'yruluccs 20,000,000 Feet Annually "Clayton Quality" Southern Hardwoods from the Tcn-.as Delta 



Band Mill 

 CLAYTON, LA. 



UTLEY- HOLLOW AY COMPANY 



Gen'l Offices, Conway Bldg. 

 CHICAGO, ILL. 



tCoiitiniiei! from page 36) 



Sitka spruce takes first place in supplying the great 

 fruit regions of California and the Pacific northwest with 

 packages. The fact that the wood is light, strong and free 

 from odor, with low moisture content, causes huge quan- 

 tities of it to be cut into veneer for fruit packages, it is 

 peeled green into veneer and shipped without drying to 

 point of manufacture, as there is no danger of its mould- 

 ing or staining. Berry boxes, grape baskets, onion crates, 

 wire-bound box stock, coffee drums, orange, lemon and 

 other crates are made of spruce veneer. 



Spruce is recommended by the westerners as good for 

 crossbanding w^here basswood, gum and other eastern 

 woods are used, it is hard, hovi^ever, to cut spruce for 

 crossbanding, as the fibres of spruce tear easily in cut- 

 ting, which makes the wood look rough. Steaming or 

 boiling and careful knife setting are employed to avoid 

 breaking fibres. Considerable knife trouble results from 

 the extreme hardness of spruce knots; but it is said that a 

 skilled cutter, w^ith a sharp knife can cut smooth veneer 

 from clear spruce that has been properly steamed or 

 boiled. 



The scarcity and inaccessibility of western white pine 

 will not permit this wood to be an important commercial 

 veneer factor. The wood is white, cuts smoothly and 

 takes a handsome finish. It has been used effectively in 

 pattern and cabinet work. 



Cottonwood is an extremely difficult wood to handle 

 in the manufacture of veneers. It is hard to peel and 



must be cut with a sharp knife, as the wood is inclined to 

 wool up. It is also necessary to cut it cold, as steaming 

 increases its tendency to become woolly. Cottonwood 

 moulds readily and must be dried immediately after cut- 

 ting to prevent moulding and souring. The veneer must 

 be dried slowly, with the circulation across the grain, and 

 the ends and centers of the sheet held down v^fith weights 

 to prevent warping and curling. 



When properly cut and dried the wood makes excellent 

 centers, corestock and crossbanding. As face stock, Cot- 

 tonwood veneer has been used to make imitation Circas- 

 sian walnut panels. 



The western alder has been praised for its resemblance 

 to mahogany. But it is said to be desirable not so much 

 for its face as for the way the wood will take white enamel. 

 Very little alder is being cut into veneer. It peels easily, 

 but the average alder log is so small that the veneer does 

 not have m.uch value for corestock or centers. 



Maple is the choicest of the western woods for cross- 

 banding and face work. The maple has a very attractive 

 figure and veneer cut from the maple burl is particularly 

 beautiful. Maple timber averages much larger in size than 

 the alder and a much larger percentage of clear stock can 

 be obtained from a maple log. The grain being very fine, 

 a smooth-surfaced veneer may be cut from maple. The 

 low moisture content permits rapid drying, which is nec- 

 essary, as there is an acid in the green w^ood which will 

 result in staining and moulding if the veneer is not dried 

 immediately after cutting. 



