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FORESTRY BRANCH BULLETIN No. 63 



for drawer bottoms and panels. Most of the furniture made of birch is stained 

 to imitate superior woods. Birch is often stained to imitate mahogany. Nearly 

 all the furniture made of Canadian woods is solid. Ash and elm are preferred 

 for chairs, especially heavy rockers. 



Basswood, spruce, and pine are used mostly for drawers and backs. This 

 is also the case with beech, which is often used for drawer sides in office furniture. 

 A large quantity of basswood goes into kitchen furniture. 



Photo 9548. R. G. LEWIS. 



Wooden pipes for organs. Clear spruce is the most valued wood for the manufacture of organ pipes, 

 value lies in its elasticity and resonance. 



Its 



The higher classes of wood, such as oak, mahogany, hickory, cherry, walnut, 

 red gum, tulip, and some maple veneer, are used in the manufacture of higher 

 quality furniture. A good deal of the material is used as veneer on birch core. 



It may be noted that a comparatively large proportion of birch, maple, 

 and beech, and some oak, chestnut, and red gum are used for church pews 

 and school furniture. 



The raw material is generally received at the factory in the form of boards 

 and planks, with a comparatively small quantity in the form of round logs. 



The price paid, $20 . 52 per thousand feet board measure, is a good average, 

 being nearly $3 above the average price for all industries. 



The furniture industry uses a greater quantity of maple than any other 

 industry. 



The field of trade of this industry covers all the province of Quebec and 

 extends to all the other provinces of Canada and to Newfoundland. 



