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REDWOOD 



Redwood lumber is the product of one state, California. Sixty- 

 seven mills reported cutting it and in the lumber cut for 1910 accord- 

 ing" to quantity produced it stands twelfth in the list. It is often 

 called big" tree owing" to its great size, the diameter varying" from 6 

 to 12 feet and the height between 180 to 270 feet. The wood is light, 

 soft and fairly strong" which with its even straight grain makes it 

 easy to work. The color of the wood is light to dark red except the 

 thin sapwood which is almost white. Its usefulness and popularity 

 of redwood with the Ohio manufacturers is indicated in the follow- 

 ng table: 



i TABLE XXXIII. Redwood 



TAMARACK 



Tamarack is occasionally found in Ohio growing in swamps. 

 The wood is heavy, hard, very strong, coarse-grained, compact, and 

 very durable. Color is light brown, and nearly white sapwood. 

 It is used to some extent for fence material on account of being 

 fairly durable, which also recommends its use for cross-ties. The 

 box makers use all that was reported for this report. 



FOREIGN WOODS 



Foreign woods are usually shipped to this country in log form 

 or in flitches and are manufactured here into lumber and veneer. 

 They are high priced woods and serve principally in cabinet and 

 furniture work on account of their handsome and durable finish. 

 Mahogany is the principal one and annually the Ohio manufacturers 

 use almost 5 million feet. This does not, however, include the large 

 amount of mahogany veneer that each year is cut in this State and 

 sold in that form. Like the domestic oaks there are many species 

 of mahogany. The manufacturers usually take no account of the 

 kind they buy nor .do they concern themselves from what country 

 the wood comes. In consequence a good deal of African and Phil- 

 ippine material is sold that is not real mahogany nor of the mahogany 



