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The total production of heading- was 969,000 sets. Hoops, which are 



the coiled or patent hoops, are made of elm and in the quantity 

 manufactured Ohio leads all states, the total being- 92,494,000. 



VENEERS 



The manufacture of veneers in Ohio has shown a steady increase 

 in the last decade, due to the widening- range of uses. Formerly 

 veneer making- was confined to a few hardwoods selected for beauty 

 of grain and used as an exterior finish for hig-h-grade furniture and 

 cabinet work. The improvement of veneer machinery and methods 

 of drying- has developed a large demand for veneers made of cheap 

 woods which are used for packing- boxes, berry cups, fruit baskets, 

 veneer barrels, drawer bottoms and filling- in three-ply lumber* 



Due to the increasing price of hardwood, built-up lumber of 

 three-ply veneer has been extensively substituted for making- fur- 

 niture, fixtures and cabinets. Woods which have a tendency to 

 twist and warp when sawed into boards can be used to advantag-e in 

 the manufacture of this built-up lumber. 



There are three principal methods of manufacturing veneer: 

 rotary cutting-, slicing- and sawing. Rotary cutting is the method 

 most extensively used, and by it all the cheap veneers are cut. 

 Veneers made by slicing and rotary cutting are less expensive than 

 by sawing, and the last method is therefore largely confined to the 

 manufacture of high-grade finish veneers. Ohio is one of the unim- 

 portant states for manufacturing high-priced cabinet veneers. 

 These not only include oak veneer, but mahogany and other foreign 

 woods that are shipped in in the form of logs and veneer flitchesc 



In 1910 the wood consumed for veneers in Ohio was 11,832,000 

 feet log scale, which is more than twice the amount used in 1907 for 

 the same purpose. 



