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The Mail Bag 



Any reader of HARDWOOD RECORD desiring to communicat* 

 with any of the Inquirers listed In this section can have the ad- 

 dresses on written request to the Mail Bag Department, HARB- 

 WOOD RECORD, 537 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, and referring 

 to the number at the head •f each letter aid enclosing a self- 

 addressed stamped envolepe. 



B 879 — In the Market for Cottonwood 

 Ixiuisville, Ky., March 9. — Editor Hardwood Kecopo) ; We are wa!^tin^' 

 several carloads of 4/4 panel and wide No. 1 cottonwood, to be 21" and up 

 wide. Can you put us in touch with concerns that produce or have In stock 



cottonwood of these dimensions? . 



A list has been supplied the above correspondent. Those interested 

 will be given the address upon application. — Editor. 



B 880 — Wants Oak Sawdust 



New York. X. \., March 12. — Kditor Hardwood Kecoud : We are in the 

 market for dry oak sawdust which we would buy in carload lots, delivcre<l 

 on a Boston rate of freight. If you could put us in touch with anyone who 

 could furnish this, we would appreciate it. . 



Those within convenient shipping distance desirous of getting in 

 touch ■with this prospective customer will be supplied the address 

 upon request. — Editor. 



B 881 — In the Market for Red Gum 



San Francisco, Cal., March 12. — Editor Hardwood Record ; We are in 

 the market for a car containing about even quantities of 2iA", 3" and 4" 

 firsts and seconds red gum, either plain or quartered, dry stock, suitable for 

 retail yard trade. 



Can you put us into communication with anyone who can furnish this 

 stock ? . 



The above has been referred to sources of supply for red gum de- 

 sired. Those interested ni.iy have tlie adilress upon request. — Editor. 

 B 882 — In Need of Hardwood Squares 



Amsterdam, N. Y., March 10. — Editor Hardwood Record: We have been 

 referred to you in regard to putting us in touch with someone who can 

 supply us with l%ixl%ix42", and li.ixlHx42" hardwood, air dried or kiln 

 dried, squares. - • 



Those having this line of dimension stock and desiring to dispose 

 of it will be placed in communication with this prospective customer 

 by addressing Hakdwood Record. — Editor. 



B 883 — Dimension Stock 



Muskegon, Mich., March 13. — Editor Hardwood Record : Can you fur- 

 nish us with a list of hardwood mills who cut dimension stock? If you can 

 we would appreciate it very much. • 



This inquiry comes from a well-known furniture manufacturer. 

 Any readers desirous of corresponding with the writer will be for- 

 warded the address. — Editor. 



B 884 — Regarding Quarter-sawing Oak 



Brooklyn. X. Y.. March 13.— Editor Hardwood Record: Will you please 

 send me "information on how quartered oak is cut? .-Vlso approximate per- 

 centage of waste in loth plain sawing and quarter sawing. 



Hardwood Record has advised that quarter-sawing is done by first 

 quartering the log, and then sawing each board from heart to bark. 

 The medullary rays, which are the bright streaks in wood, run from 

 the center to the bark of a log, like spokes of a wheel. Quarter-sawing 

 is done for the purpose of exposing as much of these bright streaks 

 to view as possible. In sawing, the piece on the mill carriage is 

 turned after a few boards are cut, so that the saw will constantly cut 

 along radial lines, that is, from heart to sap. 



There is more waste in this method than in plain sawing, because 

 several pieces, thick on one edge and thin on the other, must be 

 thrown away. It is not easy to say what this average waste is, 

 because it varies with the size of the log and for other reasons; but 

 it is safe to say that it is never less than ten per cent in excess of 

 plain sawing. The waste in plain sawing also varies greatly, but 

 usually runs from twenty to thirty per cent of the log, if slabs, 

 sawdust, trimmings and defects are counted. 



Any wood may be quarter-sawed, but only a few are so worked 

 in practice, because most woods are not improved in appearance by 

 the method of conversion. Quartered oak exceeds all other quartered 

 woods combined; but some sycamore, beech, red gum, yellow poplar 

 and others are occasionally worked in that way. — Editor. 



B 885 — Method for Figuring Small Dimension 

 Aurora, luil., March 10. — Editor Hahdwood Kkcord : Havo yun ivir 

 come across anyone among your many corrcspondenis who has a short and 

 quick method of ligiiring board measure feet in small dimension stock, say 

 like l'/j"xl Vj-xiy, ^I"x3"xl3", %"x2'!i"x21"? Wc sometimes have a 

 good deal of this to do and want to learn the best and shortest method. 

 There are such a variety of sizes that it would Iw Impossible to Bgurc out a 

 (able that would be of any use. Will thank you for any Information. 



Tliis concern has been informed that in view of tlie fact that its 

 dimension stock comes in such a variety of sizes, rendering the use 

 of a table impossible in calculating the board feet, it is doubtful if 

 any short method lias over been or can ever be devised for doing it if 

 each size is separately measured. 



A method that lias proved satisfactory where small pieces in large 

 quantity have been bought by measurement, is to pUe them solid in 

 a rectangular rick, measure its cubic contents and reduce that to 

 board feet. The piling, of course, entails considerable work, but a 

 boy can do it, and the cost is far less than it would be to figure 

 each separate piece. It is necessary that no vacant spaces be left, 

 otherwise you will be paying for wood which you arc not getting. 



A rectangular pile of any size can be measured and reduced to 

 board feet in ten minutes, and it will take no longer to measure 100,- 

 000 feet than 100, after the stuff is properly piled. Possibly this 

 suggestion will help you out. 



WiU be pleased to have suggestions on this shubject from readers. 

 — Editor. 



B 886^Wants to Buy Quantities of Northern Woods and 

 Special Stock 



New Y'ork, X. Y., March 10. — Editor Hardwood Record: We have an 

 inquiry from abroad for beach, birch and maple to be used In the manu- 

 facture of cheap chairs. On account of the high duty now in force on 

 the manufactured product, our clients are anticipating manufacturing 

 these chairs themselves. They do not specify the dimensions they re- 

 quire, but we presume that they will take about the same stock as Is used 

 by the chair manufacturers in this country for this purpose. We would 

 be pleased to get in touch with concerns able to give us the necessary 

 information and prices in this regard. 



We also have an inquiry from abroad for chair rockers. This stock 

 has been heretofore manufactured out of native woods, but our cUents 

 are desirous of replacing same with cheap American wood. These rockers 

 would have to be made to pattern, which we will furnish any interested 

 parties. Deliveries on both these Items require F. O. B. New York tot 

 export in carload lots. 



Concerns interested in this inquiry can have the necessary infor- 

 mation by writing Hardwood Record. — Editor. 



B 887 — Wants to Buy Basswood Logs 



Liverpool, England, February 26. — Editor Hardwood Record : Look- 

 ing back through your issue of October 25, 1914, we observe an inquiry 

 for basswood logs. We are also open for this stock, and shall be much 

 obliged if .vou are in a position to give us the names of any firms on your 

 side who can supply them. . 



This inquiry speaks for itself. — -Editor. 



B 888 — Wants to Buy Prime Hickory Logs 



A prominent lirm in England has written us innlor date of March 

 11 stating it wanted to receive regular shipments of prime hickory 

 logs, and asks that interested parties state sizes and earliest ship- 

 ment that could be made. 



B 889 — Wants to Make Connection for Glued-up Dimension 



Stock 



The following letter has been received by a manufacturer of glue 

 jointing machines: 



South Bend. Ind., March l.^Some of our customers have recently 

 made inquiry for glued dimension In oak. Wc do not operate machinery, 

 but we would like to have you put us In touch with some manufacturing 

 institutions who have a glue jointer and who would. In your opinion, 

 consider supplying glued-up dimension. This dimension runs In quartered 

 and plain white and red oiik 1" and IVi" stock and size about 12xl2~ 

 and 21" or multiples. Stock to he surfaced one side. 



This oflfers an opportunity for manufacturers of built up dimen- 

 sion. Interested parties can have the necessary information by 

 writing IIardwood Record. — Editor. 



B 890 — Wants to Buy Redwood Veneers 



A large veneer concern in the Middle West has written Hardwood 

 Record that one of its customers want« to buy large quantities of 



