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BOX FACTORY 



II. The stationary veneer slicer consists of a stationary knife up to 12 feet long and of a sliding sash-frame 

 holding the log or flitch, removing at each shearing stroke a thin slice or veneer. 



In German veneer slicers, the flitch of the timber is stationary and the knife spanned in an exceptionally 

 heavy frame passes, guided by steel guides, over the flitch. 



Veneer slicer. 

 Coe Mfg. Co., Painesville, Ohio. 



(C) ADVANTAGES OF VENEERING: — 



1. There is little or no loss of timber for kerf and sawdust. Logs too short for lumber are fit 

 for veneering. 



2. Veneers show little damage by warping and little checking Hence they allow of rapid seasoning. 

 For that purpose, the veneers are frequently passed between heated rollers. 



3. The rotary machine yields large sheets often entirely free from knots which are merely contained 

 in the core left unpeeled. 



4. Composite furniture, also composite doors, wainscoating, &c., are less subject to "working" than 

 is solid furniture. 



PARAGRAPH XXll. 

 BOX FACTORY. 



(A) KINDS OF BOXES:— The trade distinguishes between the following box patterns: — 



Planed or unplaned. 



Knocked down, shooks, or set up. 



Nailed, lock -cornered, or dovetailed. 



(B) MATERIAL. Wood as light as possible, readily planed, nailed, glued, or treated. The best is 

 white pine; next are spruce, basswood, poplar and, more recently, yellow pine, hemlock, gum, cottonwood. 

 Elm, ash, and sycamore are used for special purposes. 



