WOOD-USING INDUSTRIES OF CALIFORNIA. 



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.merican mahogany (Lima mahogany). Peru ; Central America. 



Of total amount of American mahogany manufactured 0.4 per cent 

 in this industry. 



Chairs. 



Beauty of appearance. 



Rough or surfaced, first grade, 1 to 3 inches thick. 



By-products: children's chairs, hassocks, stools. 

 ^hilippine mahogany (Narra). Philippine Islands. 



Of total amount of Philippine mahogany manufactured 8.9 per cent 



id in this industry. 



Chairs. 



Surfaced, clear, 1J to 2 inches thick. 



By-products : sawdust used in manufacture of chemical combinations 

 for bathroom floors, trays, drainboards, etc. 

 Red birch. Lake States; Middle West. 



Chairs. 



Beauty of appearance. 



Surfaced, clear, 3 by 6 inches. 



By-products: children's chairs, footstools, hassocks. 



TABLE 11. CHAIRS. 



COOPERAGE. 



White oak, plain (eastern oak). South; Middle West. 



Of total amount of plain white oak manufactured 86.6 per cent 

 used in this industry. 



Staves and heading on tight stock ; beer and wine barrels and casks. 



Strong, not porous, contains a tannin beneficial to wine. 



Staves : rough, clear, If inch thick for barrels, If for barrels, 1J for 

 4 barrels, 1J for J and barrels : beer stock. Heads for barrels, J and 

 i barrels: rough, 2 inches thick. Wine barrels: staves } inch thick: 

 heading, clear, planed and jointed, f to J inch thick. 



By-products : broken staves and heads converted into small keg heads. 



NOTE. It is estimated that 400,000 wine barrels are used annually in California, 

 besides 5 barrels, kegs, etc. 



