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WOOD-USING INDUSTRIES OF CALIFORNIA. 



Cigar boxes. 



Smooth, strong, does not warp. 



Stained, surfaced, first grade, 3-16 inch thick. 

 Basswood. Middle West. 



Of total amount of basswood manufactured 88.6 per cent used in this 

 industry. 



Cigar boxes. 



Stains to imitate cedar. 



One-ply veneer, J inch thick. 

 Redwood. California. 



Of total amount of redwood manufactured, less than 0.1 per cent 

 used in this industry. 



Cigar boxes. 



Light, soft, good color, nails well. 



No. 1 shakes, or rough, medium lumber, J inch thick. 



NOTE. All pieces over J by 2 by 4 inches are utilized. 



Incense cedar. California. 



This material has been tried out for cigar box purposes, but the oils 

 which it contains are absorbed by the cigars, rendering the latter 

 nauseating to the smoker. 



TABLE 6. BOXES, TOBACCO. 



BRUSHES. 



Oregon maple. Oregon ; Washington. 



Of total amount of Oregon maple manufactured 17.0 per cent used in 

 this industry. 



Brush bodies. . 



Strong. 



Rough, clear, 1 to 3 inches thick. 

 Sugar pine. California. 



Of total amount of sugar pine manufactured less than 0.1 per cent 

 used in this industry. 



Brush blocks for street brushes. 



Rough, good, 2 inches thick ; surfaced, clear, 3 by J or 1^ by 18 inches. 



By-products : small brush blocks. 



