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most highly to fanciers of superb finish. There is the dark 

 mahogany color of the roots and butts, the cherry-red color of 

 the two first cuts, and lighter shades running almost to a white, 

 combining the grain of nearly all the very expensive foreign 

 woods such as the polisher may desire to imitate. The buhl 

 a very common growth on the sides of the redwood, and in 

 size all the way from pumpkins to a sixty-gallon cask makes 

 a veneer in dark color that is not exceeded by the finest im- 

 ported black walnut. Then there is the short and long wavy 

 specimen of redwood, the bird's-eye, and large curl specimen 

 these, however, are not very abundant, but sufficiently so 

 to supply a large demand as finishing in native colors becomes 

 more and more popular. As a rule, the stumps and roots of 

 the straight-grained trees can be utilized for fine paneling, 

 should the demand exceed the amount now furnished by 

 whole trees of the specimens above named required for pres- 

 ent supply. It is only of late that lumbermen have put any 

 more value than merchantable upon logs which can be man- 

 ufactured into the finest quality of lumber for fancy finish to 

 the interior of expensive buildings, furniture, etc. 



For all ordinary uses, when paint is to be applied, the 

 straight-grained redwood is by far the most preferable, and it 

 is well that it is so, for the real fancy article will not average 

 one per cent, of logs cut. The straight rift, however, shows 

 to fine advantage when finished in natural colors, and used 

 for wainscoting, paneling, and ceiling in connection with 

 white pine or white cedar. In selecting redwood for under- 

 ground work where it comes in contact with the earth, it 

 should be understood that all descriptions of the wood will 



