WOOD-USING INDUSTRIES OP CALIFORNIA. 



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Eastern maple. Lake States; Middle West; South. 



Of total amount of eastern maple manufactured 0.3 per cent used in 

 lis industry. 

 Brush blocks. 



Strong, does not split when bored. 

 Rough, or surfaced, clear, 1 to 1J inches thick. 

 General dimensions of blocks 1J by 3 by 18 and 24 inches. 



NOTE. Blocks, in some cases, roughed out in Pennsylvania. Freight charge then 

 lual to one third manufacturer's charge. One manufacturer plans to experiment 

 rith sawdust chemical combinations that may be molded. 



Oregon ash. Washington; Oregon. 



Of total amount of Oregon ash manufactured 10.3 per cent used in 

 iis industry. 



Brush bodies. 



Tough, workable, does not warp or split. 



Rough, clear, 1 to 3 inches thick. 



Lawson cypress (white cedar, Port Orford cedar). Oregon. 



Easily worked, durable. 

 Rough, third grade, 1 to 3 inches thick. 



.merican mahogany (mahogany) 

 Brush covers. 

 Appearance. 



Clear veneer 1-16 inch thick. 

 Yellow poplar (whitewood) . 

 Brush covers. 

 Appearance. 

 Clear veneer, -J inch thick. 



South and Central America. 



Middle West ; South. 



TABLE 7. BRUSHES. 



BUNGS AND FAUCETS. 



Sitka spruce. 

 Plugs. 



Tough, tasteless. 

 Rough, common, 3 by 3 inches. 



Oregon; Washington. 



