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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



wavy or curly figure, 

 due, as is supposed, to 

 the reflection of light 

 from fibres which run 

 in waves or spirals. 



No wood displays 

 figure to the best ad- 

 vantage until its sur- 

 face has been polished ; 

 and for that reason 

 finely figured woods 

 are seldom used as 

 flooring because the 

 chafing due to wear 

 soon dulls the polish of 

 the surface and the 

 figures fade. The fig- 

 ures of wood are dis- 

 played to best advant- 

 age in broad surfaces 

 like panels, doors, pil- 

 asters, and wainscoting, 

 where the light is good 



HIGHLY ARTISTIC PLAINNESS 



Nothing could be in better taste than this Douglas fir finish for a living room in a 

 Pacific Coast residence. Though this wood may be had in highly figured stock, 

 many persons prefer that which is absolutely plain when they plan finish for the 

 rooms in which they spend most of their time. They never tire of it. 



but the glare and 

 brightness are absent. 



Sash, doors, and 

 blinds are sometimes 

 considered as finish 

 and sometimes they are 

 placed in an industry 

 to themselves. Many 

 factories which produce 

 them do not make oth- 

 er kinds of finish. 



Statistics have not 

 been compiled in a way 

 to show the annual de- 

 mand for finish as sep- 

 arate from other stuff, 

 but the whole group, 

 including planing mill 

 products, sash, doors, 

 blinds, and general mill- 

 work requires 13,000,- 

 000,000 feet a year in 

 the United States. 



OUTSIDE FINISH MODESTLY APPLIED 



The doors, balconies, cornices and windows of this pleasing residence display wood in subdued elegance, 

 turb the harmony. It is the residence of J. C. Foute, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Auler and Jensen, architects. 



There are no sharp contrasts todis- 

 The interior is of enameled birch. 



