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HARDWOOD RECORD 



Hardwood Record JSlail Bag. 



[In this department it is proposed to reply 

 to such inquiries as reach this office from the 

 Hardwood Recoed clientage as will be of enough 

 general interest to warrant publication. Every 

 patron of the paper 's invited to use this de- 

 partment to the fullest extent, and an attempt 

 will be made to answer queries pertaining to all 

 matters of interest to the hardwood trade, in 

 a succinct and intelligent manner. 1 



Wants Iiifonnation About Veneers. 

 China Ghou:, X. C, Sept. 10. — Editor ll.viui 

 wood Recoiu) : Will you kindly advise me it tli'> 

 veneer workers prefer a sawed veneer in quar 

 tered stock to a sliced cut veneer? Ivindly stati' 

 what advantage if any the sawed veneer has 

 over the sliced and why it is better. Does it 

 give a better iinish (o furniture? Do manufac- 

 turers of high grade goods prefer tlic sawed 

 veneer to sliced cut? What thicknesses of sawed 

 veneer are more generally used by the furniture 

 trade? What is conceded a good average width 

 for quartered veneer? Can you advise mo where 

 I can get the market prices ou all widths of 

 sawed quartered veneer. 1/20" and 1/16" thick? 

 Company. 



Veneer ;Yorkers prefer sawed veneer to 

 sliced or rotary cut stock, because there is 

 no break in the grain of the wood in the 

 manufacture, as is always more or less the 

 ease in sliced or rotary cut. Some woods arc 

 susceptible of production into very hand- 

 some veneers under rotary cut processes, and 

 of course the only way to produce quarter- 

 sawed veneers is by sawing or slicing. Sliced 

 veneer invariably has one "weak" side, 

 while the sawed always has two "strong" 

 sides, which enables the veneer maker to 

 open out his corrcspoiidiug sheets and pro- 

 duce a ' ' figure. ' ' 



Again, sliced or rotary cut veneers are 

 made from stock that has been steamed or 

 boiled, which disintegrates and distributes 

 the tannic acid aud other coloring matter 

 contained in the wood, which often results in 

 deteriorating effects. Sawed veneers are in 

 all respects better than sliced veneers, and 

 command a much higher price. They arc 

 therefore preferred by jiroducers of high 

 class furniture, interior finish, piano work 

 and railroad car.s. Sawed veneers are used 

 in thicknesses varying from one-eighth to 

 one-twentieth of an inch, and thinner. Eight 

 inches is a good average width for quar- 

 tered veneers. 



I think if you will write to I). E. Kline, 

 Louisville, Ky., president of the National 

 Veneer & Panel Association, that he can give 

 you the informatiiui about market prices. — 

 Editor. 



Suggestion for a Substitute for Hickory. 



FOKT ScoTT, Kax., Sept. U'4. — Editor Haud- 

 wooD RECora> : I notice in the last issue of 

 your paper the article entitled "A Pressing 

 Need," which I have read carefully and have 

 given considerable thought. I would like to 

 say for the benefit of the National Hickory Con 

 sumers' Association that I believe Sapodilla, 

 /which grows abumlnntly in the Central .American 

 countries, would lie a good substitute for hick 

 ory, and for the manufacturing of all kinds of 

 handles, better, if anything, than the real thing. 

 The te.xture, or grain, of sapodilla is about the 

 same as hickory, and is fully its equal in 

 strength and durability. It is dark red in color 

 and susceptible of poli.sh, and Imudles made 

 from this wood, in contrast with white and black 

 handles, would make an attractive display in 

 the show-case or window of an.y dealer. 1 have 

 seen ax handles made by the natives in Hon- 

 duras that liad been in use for years and were 

 still in good condition. 



lienerally speaking, sapodilla is a large. 



siruiglit ii-cc sometimes fut feet to tlie first limb, 

 and could be brought to Ibis country at less 

 '■xpenso than to pick up small and scattered lots 

 of hickory at home. It is a heavy timber, how- 

 ever, and could not be floated down the rivers 

 as mahogany is, but could be bronglit down witlt 

 tloatcrs or in short Iilocks corded in cribs, as 

 I he natives bring down logwoof. These meth- 

 ods, however, 1. think, would be unnecessary for 

 some time, as tliere has been little or none of 

 that variety of timber shipped out of the coun- 

 try, and for this reason it could be secured in 

 largo quantities in localities where the trans 

 portatiou question is practical. I have speci- 

 mens of this wood which I will send for inspec- 

 tion, and would he jjleased to correspond with 

 anyone interested. — .1. V. Hamilton. 



The foregoing is worthy of consideration 

 on the part of the hickory interests, coming 

 as it does from Mr. Hamilton, Avho should 

 he quite au authority on the subject, since 

 he .spent several years in timber research in 

 Central America. — Editor. 



In Market for Wagon Stock. 



IlAiiRixciTux, Wash., Sept. 2~. — Editor Hard 

 WOOD Recokii : Can you place us in communica- 

 tion with dealers from whom we can purchase 

 wagon stock in car lots? Following is a list of 

 what we use : 



Second growth hickory spokes, B grade, 2 ' i ". 

 2%" and 2%". 



Wood hubs in oak or birch, .Si~."xll", 9"xl 1" 

 and 9l2"xl2". 



Sawed felloes in oak, :)" face, 2i.i deep x :!' 

 and 3'S" high. 



Sawed felloes in oak, P," face, 2 v. deep x 3'4"x 

 4' high. 



-Vxle stock, hickory, 4"x.'>"xC'. 



I'ole plank, 4" ; also 4"x5" rougli poles. 



I'lank in hickory and oak not over 6" wide. 



•2 " any length, any width, not under 0". 



21/2" any length, any width, not under 6". 



3 " any length, any width, not under C". 

 fiVs" any length, any width, not under 6". 



4 " any length, any width, not under 6". 



Tliis company has already been supplied 

 with the names of several manufacturers of 

 wagon dimension, but any one interested, on 

 application will be put into coninuinicatiou 

 \\ith this buyer. — Editor. 



Wants White Ash. 



t'cjKxwAi.i,, OxT., Sept. 24. — lOditor Hardwood 



Record : We would be greatly obliged to you if 



.von could supply us with the names of dealers 



from whom wo could buy white ash suitable for 



the manufacture of baseball bats. — 



(.'ompaxy. 



The above correspondent hae been furnished 

 tlie names of several concerns which handle 

 tills class of material. Readers of the Hard- 

 wood EECOliD who are interested in this in- 

 quir3r will lie put into communication with 

 this bityer on iiiijilication to this office. — 

 IOditor. 



Wants Information About Hickory Growth. 



I'lTTSBURO. I'A.. Sept. 10.- Editor IIakdwood 

 Record : Can you give mo an idea where the 

 liest tracts of hickory timber may be found? 

 If you can give me some information on this 

 subject 1 will bo greatly obliged to you. — 



(if the country, notably the lower Appa- 

 lachiau range in eastern Tennessee and west 

 ern North Carolina, there is a scatteriui; 

 growth of hickory intermingled with poplar, 

 chestnut and oak, but which will rarely show 

 more than fifteen per cent of the total stand. 

 There are some properties of considerable 

 size timbered with this character of woods 

 that can still be had at reasonable prices. — 

 Editor. 



Who Knows About These Concerns? 



AsiiEViLi.E, .\. C. Oct. :^. — Editor Hard 

 WOOD Record; One of our representatives- 

 has an inquiry for lumber from H. J.^ 

 Smith & Co.. Easton, Pa. H. ,T. Smith of this 

 concern claims to have been associated with 

 Lawrence Fiske & Co. o£ Washington, D. C, and 

 refers to tliem as to his financial responsibility. 

 Can you give us information about the standing 

 of either one of these institutions? We have 

 lieeu caught several times by smooth letters 

 from unknown parties and do not want to get 

 catiglit again. — 



Diligent inqttiry through couimereial 

 agency sources fails to reveal anything very 

 definite about either of the concerns named, 

 but the Hardwood Record would suggest to 

 its correspondent that the disposal of hard- 

 wood lumber at a good price is so easy now- 

 adays that it is not necessary to take chances 

 with unknown concerns unless the commer- 

 cial agencies are able to give very satisfac- 

 tory information concerning them. — Editor. 



The Delaware Hardwood Lumber Co. 



St. Louis, ilo., Oct. 4. — Editor Hardwood 

 Record ; We would bo very glad it you could 

 give us any supplementary information othci 

 than that yon have printed coucerning either 

 the Pittsburg Fuel Company, formerly of Pitts- 

 burg, Pa., or the Delaware Hardwood Lumber 

 Company, the probable successor of this insti 

 tution of Wilmington, Del. We made a hand 

 some loss with the Pittsburg institution and now 

 have an attorney on the case at Wilmington and 

 are trying to establish the fact that ,T. C. Harris 

 is a member of botli firms. . 



Any additional information that the Record 

 has concerning this Imel-Harris bunch and 

 their doings is the fact that it is still flood- 

 ing the mails with inquiries for lumber, and 

 during the last few weeks has sent out 

 numerous inquiries for coal in carload lots. 

 From the fact that the Delaware Hardwood 

 Lumber Company makes no denial of its in- 

 terests being formerly identified with the 

 Pittsburg Fuel Company, it is safe to say 

 that it is an institution with which lumber- 

 men should become well acquainted before 

 doing business with it. — Editor. 



You doubtless know that hickory does not 

 grow in a pure stand, but is found inter- 

 mingled witli other hardwood growth. Ar- 

 kansas probably contains more hickory than 

 any other state. In that locality it some- 

 times shows a stand of fifteen to even twen- 

 ty-five per cent with oak, Cottonwood, cypress, 

 asli. gum and other woods. In other sections 



Weight of Lumber From Given Quantity 

 of Logs. 

 (JSAKA, Va., Oct. :!.- -Editor Hardwood Rec 

 oRD : Suppose you get a carload of logs and thej 

 weigh 45,000 pounds and saw them into inch 

 boards, what would the lumber you get from 

 them weigh? — J. R. Lego, Superintendent Stone 

 ga Coke & Coal Company. 



The best test and only absolutely certain 

 rule to determine the question of this cor- 

 respondent is to take 45,000 pounds of logs, 

 saw them to inch boards, and weigh the 

 resultant product. Seriously, 45,000 pounds 

 of logs will result in approximately 30,000 

 pounds of inch lumber if well manufactured. 

 Of course, the result is entirely determin- 

 able by the thickness of the saw and the 

 accuracy with which the stock is edged and 

 trimmed, having reference, of course, to the 

 quality of the logs and to tlie proportion of 

 worthless lieart. — Editor. 



