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WOOD-USING INDUSTRIES OF CALIFORNIA. 



TABLE 9. CAB CONSTRUCTION. 



CASKETS AND COFFINS. 



Redwood. California. 



Of total amount of redwood manufactured 1.6 per cent used in this 

 industry. 



Caskets ; coffins ; shipping boxes for same. 



Free from pitch, cheap, good finish, nails well, durable against decay. 



Caskets and coffins: rough, clear and merchantable, 1 inch thick for 

 bottoms and sides ; 1J to 2 inches thick for tops. 



NOTE. One firm uses all material over 2 inches long. 



Sitka spruce. Oregon ; Washington. 



Of total amount of spruce manufactured 1.3 per cent used in this 

 industry. 



Coffins. 



Cheap, durable. 



Rough, merchantable, 1 to 2 inches thick. 



TABLE 10. CASKETS AND COFFINS. 



CHAIRS. 



White oak, plain (eastern oak). 

 Chair frames and legs. 

 Strong, tough, durable. 

 Frames : surfaced, clear f inch thick. 

 Legs: rough, clear and select, 2 to 3 inches thick. 



Middle West; South. 



