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LONG-KNIGHT 



LUMBER COMPANY 

 CYPRESS 



WALNUT- HARDWOODS 



WALNUT LUMBER 



30,000 ft. 1 FAS 



3,000 ft. 5 4 FAS 



1,000 ft. 8/4 FAS. 



255,000 ft. 1 28" Mahogany 



200,000 ft. 1 No. 1 



15,000 ft. 5 4 No. 1 



11,000 ft. 6 4 No. 1 



3,000 ft. 8 4 No. 1 



VENEERS 

 227,000 ft. 1 28 Wa 



150,000 ft. 4 4 No. 2 C. 

 38,000 ft. 5 4 No. 2 C. 

 28,000 ft. 6 4 No. 2 C. 

 22,000 ft. 8 4 No. 2 C. 



367,000 ft. 1 28" Butt Wa 



Manufacturers and Wholesalers 



Indianapolis, Indiana 



there is danger of splitting the thin blade and, besides, 

 the high rate of speed at which these tips travel, upward 

 of eight miles a minute, may cause them to be torn off 

 or bubbles to form and cause trouble. 



The white oak propellers are untipped as the wood is 

 strong enough to stand up under the terrific strains. The 

 mahogany ones are sheathed with linen over a part or all 

 of the blade. This is glued on snugly, allowed to dry, 

 then painted and finally sandpapered when dry. The 

 linen reduces the tendency to split and even if a blade 

 is shattered by a bullet it will rot fly to pieces so readily. 



As the finishing proceeds the propellers must be re- 

 balanced and a little more varnish added to one blade or 

 the other to make it perfect. If the hub gets out of bal- 

 ance, as it is likely to do at this stage, the finish or part 

 of it must be removed, and the wood sandpapered and 

 ccraped until perfect balance is restored. 



When the propeller is done it must pass final inspec- 

 tion before being accepted. It must be free from open 

 glue joints, checks and other defects of material or manu- 

 facture which will likely prove serious. The inspector 

 applies his protractor to get the ptch at the outer sta- 

 tions, measures the track with a surface gauge, deter- 

 mines the alignment, checks up all the measurements, 

 and applies the templates to their respective stations. 

 If some question arises the propeller is put aside to note 

 whether an incipient check grows worse, or a slight devia- 

 tion from form corrects itself. One can never tell just 



what a propeller is going to do, for the wood they are 

 made of has individuality and temperament. 



SAMUEL J. RECORD. 



The Floyd County Veneer Company, New Albany, Ind., has 

 started work on an addition to its plant at Tenth and Pennsylvania, 

 this addition costing about $5,000. When equipped the capacity 

 of the plant will be almost double what it is now. 



The Louisville Veneer Mills have been steadily advertising for 

 women and girls, and now have almost fifty female workers about 

 the place. However, the concern now has girls in almost every 

 position which could be filled to advantage by female workers. 

 Harry Kline reports that orders are good, and that business has 



Keith M. Spurrier, assistant manager of the Hoosier Panel & 

 Veneer Works, New Albany, Ind., recently resigned in order to 

 enter the .Artillery Officers' Training Camp, at Camp Taylor, 

 Louisville, Ky. Mr. Spurrier at one time was with one of the 

 large mills at Bay City, Mich. 



John L. Scott, formerly secretary-treasurer of the John N. 

 Roberts Veneer Company, at New Albany, Ind., has become con- 

 nected with the Kentucky Veneer Works, at Louisville, as timber 

 and log buyer. At present he is handling the night shift, as the 

 mill is operating on a twenty-four hour basis. 



The demand for walnut and mahogany for war purposes will 

 not wholly withdraw the figured wood of these species from veneer 

 mills. The figured wood is no better for airplane propellers or 

 gunstocks than is the plain wood, and in some respects it is not so 

 good. It may be expected that figured mahogany and walnut 

 veneers will continue to appear in the markets. 



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