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HARDWOOD RECORD 



CHEVAL GLASS OF GOOD' J>ESIGN. 



mate completion of the high grade trees, a 

 period of two weeks elapses. 



Where joints occur they are tongued and 

 grooved and put together with standard- 

 glue-jointers, the other details of assembling 

 and fastening parts differing in no essentials 

 from other furniture manufacture. In the 

 manufacture of mirrors, which are usually 

 found in connection with hall racks, the stock 

 is first glued up and then band-sawed to pat- 

 tern, following which a jigsaw is used to 

 take out the center. 



The thick stuff previously referred to, is 

 used in making eostumers for restaurant and 

 similar use. Oak forms by far the largest 

 part of the stock used for this purpose, 

 though birch and mahogany are manufactured 

 to a less extent. This process is extremely 

 simple and consists mainly of sawing. The 

 bases are band-sawed from stock heavy 

 enough to resist wear even while sawed more 

 or less across the grain. Golden oak and 

 mission are the prevailing finishes for this 

 class of article. 



The same finishes which are applied to fur- 

 niture in general, are used for hall furniture. 

 At present the most popular seems to be Old 

 English, a dark green mission, but of late 

 there has been a tendency to switch to fumed 

 oak. The production of tliis effect is an in 

 teresting process; stock is first placed in an 

 air-tight receptacle, and then treated with 



strong fumes of ammonia, the resulting stain 

 penetrating for some distance into the 

 wood. Next it is sandpapered and then re- 

 treated or touched up with ammonia, the 

 usual shellac and wax dressing being finally 

 applied. This finish has attained great pop- 

 ularity, and should make a permanent place 

 for itself. 



Hardwood K.ecord Mail "Bag 



To Estimate Timber from the Remaining 

 Stump 



Watertown, N. Y., April 12. — Editor Hard- 

 wood Record : Will you kindly inform me if 

 there is any book or statistics which I can 

 procure which will instruct me how to accu- 

 rately estimate the amount of lumber in trees 

 which have been cut and removed, leaving only 

 the stumps as a guide? — F. B. Hudson. 



So far as I know there is no book or sta- 

 tistics published that will assure any accu- 

 racy in estimating timber when the stumps 

 only are in evidence. An estimate of timber 

 felled and removed is simply guess work. — 

 Editor. 



Wants to Market Black Walnut Stumps 



LoDi, O., April 7. — Editor IIardwuod Record: 

 At times previous to this we have known of a 

 market for black walnut stumps. Can you place 

 us in communication with any parties who use 

 this class of walnut ? Any information in 

 rogard to this matter will be greatly appre- 

 ciated. LuiiBER Company. 



The writer of the above communication has 

 been given a list of sundry veneer manufac- 

 turing concerns that are users of black wal- 

 nut stumps. Any others who would like to 

 comuiunicate with this inquirer can have the 

 address on application. — Editor. 



In Commendation 



FiTCHBURG, Mass., April 8. — Editor Hardwood 

 Record : We wish to thank you for sending the 

 circulation statement of Hardwood Record. 

 From our point of view this is one of the few 

 really sensible circulation statements we have 

 received from a publication. In fact, it is the 

 only one that we know of, and, if there were 

 not such a hopeless fear that they would fail 

 to "make good" on the part of other lumber 

 papers, we would have lots more of them. — 

 SiMONOs Manufacturing Company, R. D. 

 Baldwin. 



Wants Ladder Bounds 



Elizabeth, N. J., April 18. — Editor Hardwood 

 Record : I am in the market for hardwood in 

 the shape of ladder rounds. I should like to 

 have the address of anyone who can supply me 

 with them. Tough oak is the best material for 

 Ihis purpose. 



Anyone interested in securing a market for 

 ladder rounds can have the address of this 

 writer on application. — Editor. 



Wants Basswood and Birch 



Bremen, Germany, March 29. — Editor Hard- 

 wood Record : I want to buy lindenwood in 

 logs, as well as % birch lumber, and should 

 feel obliged If you will serve me with the 

 address of Arms handling these woods. 



This foreign correspondent has been given 

 the names of sevei'al possible sources of sup- 

 ply for the material he wants. Any others 

 desiring his -address can have it on applica- 

 tion. — Editor. 



Wants Yellow Pine Pole Stock 



New York, N. Y., April 9. — Editor Haedwood 

 Record : If you can put us in touch with any 

 mills who can get out long leaf yellow pine pole 

 stock we would much appreciate the informa- 

 tion. Lumber Company. 



The writer of the above letter has been 

 given a list of sundry manufacturers of this 

 class of material, but if any others are inter- 

 ested the address is at their disposal on appli- 

 cation. — Editor. 



A Compliment 

 Camden-on-Gauley, W. Va., April 9. — Editor 

 Hardwood Record : We would state for your 

 information that we would not be without your 

 paper for any amount, as we consider it the best 

 lumber journal on the market today. I here- 

 with make enclosure to the amount of your 

 invoice of the seventh. — Cherry River Boom & 

 Lumber Co.mpany, G. Frank Wilkens, Supt. 



Concrete Foundations for Lumber 



Tiles 



Hardwood Rkcord of August 10, 1909, con- 

 tained an elaborate article, illustrated with 

 sketches of plans and concrete foundations for 

 lumber piles, and giving suggestions covering 

 methods of piling lumber. The data for this 

 article was supplied by Henry Ballon, super- 

 intendent of that foremost lumber and floor- 

 ing manufacturing house ^obbs & Mitchell, 

 [nc, of Cadillac, Mich. For some time Mr. 

 Ballon has experimented carefully with con- 

 crete foundations, and the result of his work 

 shows that this system involves a distinct 

 economy, improves the stability of lumber 

 piles and leaves his yards clear of debris, thus 

 making a better fire risk. 

 . The accompanying halftone shows in a gen- 

 eral way the method of buUding the concrete 

 foundation, and also shows a pile of lumber 

 on such foundations. In a letter to the editor, 

 Sir. Ballon says that something over a year 



ago he commenced investigating this matter, 

 and in spite of former experience in handling 

 concrete, found it necessary to make some 

 changes in the forms and in the mixture 

 first employed. He now uses four parts of 

 bank gravel and one part of cement in place 

 of five parts of gravel and one part of cement 

 when he first began the work. He now elimi- 

 nates all the wooden blocking and makes his 

 cement blocks the following sizes: 



lC"xl6"— 4" thick. 



16"xl6"— 6" thick. 



16"xl6" at the bottom tapering to 12"xl2" 

 at the top, 6" tliick. 



12"xl2" at the bottom tapering to 8"x8" at , 

 the top, 6" thick. 



In making these blocks Mr. Ballou employs 

 a plank platform made of dressed lumber laid 

 on the ground on which the mixing is done, 

 and a similar platform for moulding the 



