24 WOOD-USING INDUSTRIES OF CALIFORNIA. 



Redwood. California. 



Of total amount of redwood manufactured 2.2 per cent used in this 

 industry. 



Fruit, shelf and shipping boxes ; fruit crates. 



Soft, easily worked, does not split when nailed. 



Fruit boxes and crates; bolts, shelf boxes; surfaced on two sides; 

 clear, J and f inches thick ; covered with cloth or paper, and, in some 

 cases, the lids and bottoms are made of pasteboard. 



Heavy shipping boxes : rough, common, 1, 1J and 1J inches thick. 



Light shipping boxes : for shipping stage effects and decorations ; 

 surfaced, common J and f inches thick. 



By-products: balusters, brackets, ceiling cores, corner blocks, stakes. 

 Douglas fir (Oregon pine). California; Oregon; Washington. 



Of total amount of Douglas fir manufactured 2.2 per cent used in 

 this industry. 



Boxes. 



Cheap, easily worked. 



Rough, common, J to 1 inch thick. 



NOTE. In some cases the knots are cut out and the holes plugged. 



Black cottonwood. Oregon ; Washington. 



Of total amount of black cottonwood manufactured 44.2 per cent 

 used in this industry. 



Boxes. 



Strong, tough. 



Rough, common, 1 to 1J inches thick. 

 Red fir. California. 



Of total amount of red fir manufactured 28.8 per cent used in this 

 industry. 



Boxes. 



Free from pitch. 



Rough, box, 1J inches thick. 

 Incense cedar. California. 



Of total amount of incense cedar manufactured 3.4 per cent used 

 in this industry. 



Boxes. 



Durability; availability in certain localities. 



Logs only. 

 Red gum. Middle West ; South. 



Of total amount of red gum manufactured 2.2 per cent used in this 

 industry. 



Special boxes. 



Clear, smooth, strong, tough, does not warp. 



Three-ply veneer, f to \ inch thick. 



