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WOOD-USING INDUSTRIES 



In grain and other conveyor apparatus the rollers or pulleys were of 

 red gum and ash and the numerous other parts accounted for the 

 rest of the woods listed in Table LXV. 



TABLE LXV. Pulleys and conveyors 



SPORTING GOODS 



The shafts of golf sticks and pool and billiard tables are the 

 only commodities made in Ohio that come under the classification of 

 sporting- goods. Resiliency, shock resisting quality and strength 

 are the prime considerations for the golf stick material and hickory 

 having them combined to a greater degree than any other wood was 

 the only one demanded by the Ohio manufacturers. Rough squares 

 1x1 inch x 36 to 44 inch was the form in which the material was pur- 

 chased. The heads of driving clubs used in playing golf are made 

 of wood, principally persimmon and to a less extent of dogwood. 

 These heads are manufactured at mills in other States who make a 

 specialty of them and brought to Ohio manufactured and ready 

 to be assembled. 



Billiard and pool tables are made of a variety of woods. The 

 frames are of yellow poplar and chestnut. The latter is probably 

 more of a favorite in that it combines the qualities of moderate 

 strength, light weignt, cheapness and a special affinity for glue. 

 The finish is usually veneer, quarter-sawed oak, birch, mahogany 

 and other expensive cabinet woods. The rail to which the rubber 

 cushions are attached is subjected to great strain and therefore 

 should be a wood that holds its shape well and that has remarkable 

 strength. Ash excellently fulfills these conditions and was the only 

 material called for. The massive legs of billiard tables, like piano 

 legs, are largely red oak, owing to the strength of the wood and its 

 suitability as a backing for veneer. 



