THE USES OF WOOD 



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which do not appear in the markets, and they have made 

 no effort to become acquainted. Beautiful, hard, strong 

 woods are to be found m many regions, though thus 

 far they have not been much used for any purpose, out- 



AN APPLE TREE TOO OLD FOR FRUIT 



Old trees like this furnish stock for handsaw handles. The tree in this 

 picture is of historical interest, it being the original and first "Grimes 

 Golden." All apples of this well known variety have descended from this 

 tree which was discovered wild on the hank of the Ohio River a century 

 ago. Photograph by courtesy of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. 



side of the immediate localities where each grows. The 

 list which follows names some of them, but by no means 

 all which ought to make fine, small handles. The list 

 likewise gives the wood's color, and the region where 

 the species is best developed : 



The woods in the foregoing list are more widely dis- 

 persed than is indicated by the name of the single state 

 where each is best developed. Some of the species are 

 found in a dozen or more states. However, Texas and 

 Florida are credited with more than any other states. 

 Climatic conditions in those regions are doubtless re- 



Note: In Mr. Maxwell's article in the September issue on "Wood In the ' 

 Manufacture of Boxes and Crates" the legends of two of the illustrations 

 on page 536, "Box Board Matching Machine" and Screw Driving Machine" 

 should be transposed. 



THE FUTURE'S WALNUT HANDLE SUPPLY 



Fine handles for knives and small trols are frequently of black walnut. 

 The war demand has depleted the supply of large trees, and dependence 

 for walnut handles in the future must be placed on small growth. The 

 above cut shows a thicket of young walnut saplings which will do for 

 handles in about twenty years. 



sponsible for the profusion of hard, heavy, colored woods 

 found and which invite investigation from certain classes 

 of handle makers. Some of the woods are very scarce, 

 and others are rather plentiful. 



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