PROPER SANDING IMPORTANT 

 A prime pre-requisite is that flat faced 

 finish shall be machine sanded. If the local 

 lumber yard is not equipped with such ap- 

 paratus, the work may be done for a nom- 

 inal charge at any first class planing mill. 

 This method is preferable as it insures a 

 smooth, polished surface on the natural 

 wood and eliminates the liability of scuf- 

 fing as is so often done when the wood is 

 worked on the bench by hand with a steel 

 scraper or block and sand paper. After 

 coming from the machine, the pieces 

 should be wrapped in paper as a precaution 

 against finger-marks and dust and handled 

 with due care until delivery to the job is 

 made. 



After installation and when the painter 

 begins his work, the applied finish is, by 

 nature of the wood, tenaciously and thor- 

 oughly embraced by the tough resilient 

 fiber so that it actually becomes an in- 

 tegral part of the wood itself. A fixed 

 surface is thus established and as the 

 wood ages, it likewise hardens and thus 

 provides the base upon which the final 

 treatment retains its luster. 



PROPERLY BALANCED 

 ABSORPTION 



Any prejudice which may have existed 

 against soft woods as interior trim, has 

 been due in part to the tendency of some 

 of them to over-absorb the varnishes or 

 enamels. While Arkansas Soft Pine is a 

 soft wood, it is not of that cork-like soft- 

 ness which literally "drinks up" oils and 

 varnishes. The tough fiber prevents just 

 that possibility. 



Particular emphasis is laid on the merit 

 of this wood as a base for white enamel. 

 The absence of rosin or oil content in- 

 sures against any possibility of staining 

 the white surface from underneath. The 

 close fiber takes the flat white coat with a 

 perfectly uniform absorption, nor is any 

 trouble experienced with raised grain, as 

 the fine texture of the wood has no such 

 tendency. The enameled coats therefore, 

 when finished, are perfectly smooth and 

 the ultimate result equals in every respect 

 that which is obtained on the more costly 

 woods so frequently recommended. 



Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau 



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