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HARDWOOD RECORD 



Geadixg Rules of Plain Rotahy Cut Oak 

 Veneers. 



No. 1 --Flit* h stock, consists of veneer cu1 

 sundry lengths, -i ft. and up long, and sundry 

 widths, in inches and up. The sheets are kepi 

 in consecutive order, as ; hey are cut from the 

 Hitch. This stock must be at least two- thirds 

 face stock. 



No. - — Log run stock, consists of veneer of 

 such widths and lengths as the log will make, 

 (i inches and up wide, not over 25 per cent to be 

 H ti> 11 inches wide, 4 ft. and up long, not 

 under 50 per cent face veneer and balance can 

 be defective as the logs may turn out. 



No. 3— Dimension widths, consist of veneer 

 cut sundry lengths. 4 ft. and up. and sundry 

 widths. The sheets are sized for widths with- 

 out regard to the grain matching in contiguous 

 sheets. 



Under 1*2 inches wide, will admit of sap and 

 close splits. 



Twelve to l.~> inches wide, will admit of sap, 

 close splits, scattered pinworm holes, streaks and 

 discolorations. 



Sixteen to 18 inches wide, will admit of sap, 

 scattered pinworm holes, close splits and, when 

 ;» ft. to 4 ft. long, one or two small bark sores 



Nineteen to 30 inches wide, will admit of sap, 

 scattered pinworm holes, close splits, or splits 

 that are open, but not over ', Inch wide by 3 

 inches Long, and, when sizes are over 48 inches 

 long, not over three knots or hark sores. ! 4 inch 

 wide or long, when tight and firm. 



No, 4 — Dimension face stock, consists of ve 

 neer cut to required sizes, and will admit ot' 

 same defects as dimension widths. 



No. ."» — Dimension backs, consist of veneer cut 

 to required sizes, not suitable for faces but rea 

 sonably sound. 



\o. 6— Cull veneer, consists of stock of random 

 widths and lengths that will not grade as flitches 

 or log runs but is suitable for hacking only. 



Classification and Grading of Rotary Cut 

 Poplar Veneer. 



Dimension Face Stock. 



One-sixteenth inch thick and thicker cut to re 

 quired sizes. Shall admit of sap, splits thai 

 close, discolorations or streaks, where firm, tighl 

 knots and pinworm holes when strength of 

 sheets is not impaired. * 



Flitch Stock 

 Consists of veneer cul sundry lengths t ft. and 

 up and sundry widths in inches and up. The 

 sheets are kept in consecutive order, as they 

 are cut from the flitch. Shall admit of sap. 

 -splits, discoloratipns or streaks, pinworm holes, 

 when strength of piece is not impaired, and 

 heart knots where the sheets will cut two-thirds 



face stock. 



Dimension Width Stock. 



Consists of veneer sundry lengths 4 ft. and 

 up and sundry widths 1 2 inches and up. The 

 sheets are sized for width without regard to 

 grain matching in contiguous sheets. Shall ad- 

 mit of sap, splits that close, discolorations or 

 streaks, tight knots and pin worm holes when 

 strength of sheets is not impaired. 



L«».; Run Stock. 



Consists of veneer of such widths and lengths 

 as the log will make. 8 indies and up wide not 

 over 25 per cent to be (i to 11 inches wide, and 

 4 ft. and up long not under 50 per cent face 

 veneer, and balance can be detective as the logs 

 may turn out. 



Cross Banding. 



One-twentieth inch thick and thinner, cut to 

 required sizes under 49 inches long and under 

 73 inches wide. Shall admit "of sap. splits, dis- 

 colorations or streaks, worm holes, small knots 

 and hark spots. 



Center and Backing Stock. 

 All thickness cut to required sizes not suil 

 able for faces but reasonably sound. 



It w ; moved and seconded that these classi- 

 fications and grading rules be adopted by the 

 association as standard classifications and grad- 

 ing, on rotary cut poplar and oak veneer. The 

 motion was carried. 



Miscellaneous Business. 



Mr. Sawyer moved thai a committee of three 

 be appointed to classify and grade northern 

 woods and report at the next meeting. Sec- 

 onded and carried. 



President Kline appointed a committee on the 

 grading of northern woods, consisting of Messrs. 

 Underwood, Thompson and Pierpont, with the 

 understanding that the present committee be 

 continued. t 



L. P. Groffman moved that two additional men 

 be added to the committee on grading, who 

 should represent southern woods, including gum 

 and cottonwood. The motion was voted upon 



I, P. GROFFMAN, ST. Lulls BASKET & BOS 

 CO., ST. I. oris. MO. 



and cairied. whereupon the chair appointed 

 Messrs. Groffman and S. B. Anderson of Mem- 

 phis as such additional members 



1 k YV. Williamson moved that a sufficient 

 number of ((.pies of the classification and grad- 

 ing rules be printed to be circulated among the 

 em ire membership. < larried- 



Secretary Defebaugh read Interesting and eu- 

 couraging letters from the Great Lakes Veneer 

 i 'ompany of Grand Marais, Mich. ; the Kincaid 

 Veneer & Lumber Company of Salisbury, .v C. ; 

 the Southern Veneer Company of Birmingham, 

 Ala. ; the New York & Pennsylvania Veneer & 



Panel Association, headquarters at Jamestown, 

 X. Y. ; and C. B. Allen of the Standard Oak Ve- 

 neer Company. Johnson City, Tenn. He said 

 it was a matter of disappointment that the 

 New York and Pennsylvania branch was unable 

 t" send a representative to the meeting, but 

 called attention to the fact that the southeastern 

 branches were well represented. 



Mr. Roddis presented two resolutions, as fol- 

 lows, both of which were adopted : 



Resolved. That previous to the next meeting 

 of thi- association the president is requested 

 and authorized to write to the Hon. Gifford 

 Pinehot, head of the Forestry Department, Wash- 

 ington, stating that this association would be 

 pleased to adopt resolutions in support of his 

 work and appreciation of its service, and asking 

 him for his suggestions. 



A standing vote was had on a resolution of 

 sympathy to the family of C. C Boyd, deceased, 

 which was passed unanimously : 



Whereas, One of our members is no longer 

 with us and his former cheery presence is missed 

 from our meetings, 



Therefore, Resolved, That we mourn the re- 

 cent death of Charles C. Boyd, and in this way 

 wish to express to his family our heartfelt sym- 

 pathy and condolence, knowing, however, the In- 

 adequacy of anything which we may do or say 

 to alleviate the poignancy of their grief. 



Resolved. That this resolution be spread upon 

 the minutes of the association, and that a copy 

 of the same be presented to the family of the 

 deceased. 



['resident Kline announced that pursuant t" 

 action taken earlier in the year the association 

 had become allied with the American Forestry 

 Association, and was thereby entitled to a vice- 

 p resident and two advisory directors in that or- 

 ganization. No action was taken, however. 



It was moved and seconded that the selection 

 of a place to hold the June meeting be left 

 to the Kxecutive Committee. The motion was 

 carried. 



Adjournment was then taken to the banquet 

 hall of the Auditorium Hotel, where a delicious 

 luncheon was served. 



1905 Lumber Cut of the United 



States. 



From advance proof sheets of the Forest 

 Service, the Hardwood Record is able to supply 



information covering the total hardw 1 cut of 



iIk' count-ry during 1905 



Diagrams and tables accompanying this article 

 show the relative quantity of lumber by kinds 

 that is being produced in the United States, 

 as well as the relative output of Lumber by 

 states. 



The following lable gives a list of states 



which produced over 100, ,000 feet of lumber 



in 1905 as reported from a total of 11,666 

 mills, and shows the total quantity produced by 

 each state ; 



Dili., 



Vermont .... 



Massat lui~rtr- 



Idaho 



Monta an 

 Maryland 

 Iowa 



Illinois 



All other* . . 



1.1 

 .11 

 .8 



.4 

 .4 

 .0 



Total 



.30,502,961 1OO.0 



Cypress. 



Slate. 



Washington 



Wisconsin 



Louisiana 



Minnesota 



M feet. Per cent. 



::.:>17,l(j(; 12.8 



2,:.4::^o:: v:; 



2,283,809 7.5 



1,925,804 0.3 



Michigan 1,719,687 5.6 



Arkansas 1,448,589 4.9 



Pennsylvania 1,397,164 4.(1 



Mississippi 1,299,390 4.:; 



Oregon 1,262,610 4.1 



North Carolina 1.080,602 ::..". 



California 1.061,608 3.5 



Texas 929.863 3.1 



Alabama s4:;.s:it 2.8 



Sen l'ork 7r>o,-jso 2.5 



Maine 745.705 2..". 



Virginia 71.">.l!i7 2.4 



Sia 712. iin4 2.:: 



West Virginia 672.902 2.2 



Florida (tr.s.iMiT 2.2 



Tenne 540.920 l.S 



South ' arolina . . 466,478 1.5 



Kentucky 464,676 1.5 



Missouri MC2.217 1.2 



Indiana 352,362 1.2 



New Hampshire ... 340,727 1.1 



The out of cypress bj 4i;s mills in 1905 was 

 753,369,000 feet. Louisiana, as shown by table 

 is far the largest producer, with a cut of 4N7.- 

 504,000 leei. ,,r C4. 7 per cent of the total. 

 Relatively small amounts were cut in fourteen 

 other states. Arkansas reported s per cent of 

 i he total, Florida 7.4 per cent. Mississippi 7.- 

 per cent. South Carolina 3.5 per coin. North 

 Carolina 2.7 per cent, and the remaining states 

 combined 6.5 per cent. 



('IT OF CYPRESS IN 1905. 

 Number 

 Stale of mills. M feet. Percent. 



Louisiana 7:1 487,504 64,7 



Arkansas Us .Gn.252 S.O 



Florida 17 55 569 7.4 



Mississippi 74 7.4.211 7 2 



South Carolina :!" 26.216 :: 5 



North Carolina 52 20 12 ! 2'. 7 



All others 134 49,194 6.5 



Total 4iis 753,369 1 



The output of cypress lias apparently not yet 

 reached its maximum, as the Forest Service 

 figures for 1905 are slightly greater than the 

 census figures for 1904, and over 50 per cent 

 larger than those of the census for 1899. 



