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WOOD-USING INDUSTRIES OF CALIFORNIA. 



Western yellow pine (white pine, mountain pine}. California ; Arizona. 



Of total amount of yellow pine manufactured 0.2 per cent used in 

 this industry. 



Bottoms of showcases ; enameled fixtures ; pantry and store fixtures ; 

 shelving; veneer cores. 



Enameled fixtures : color ; rough, clear, 1 to 1J inches thick. 



Shelving: soft, easily worked, suitable to the climate: rough, clear 

 and select, 1 inch thick. 



Veneer cores : rough, shop, 3-16 to 1 inch thick. 



By-products: sawdust used in manufacture of chemically prepared 

 bathroom floors, sinkboards, drainboards, etc. 

 Red birch. New England ; Lake States ; Middle West. 



Of total amount of red birch manufactured 23 per cent used in this 

 industry. 



Bank, bar, office, soda and store fixtures ; bases, bottoms, doors, frames 

 and panels of showcases; drawer sides; painted work; showcase mold- 

 ings. 



Hard, strong, finishes to imitate more costly woods, especially 

 mahogany. 



Rough, first and second grades, 1 to 2 inches thick ; some curly birch ; 

 75,900 feet of 3 to 5 ply veneer, 1-16, J, i and \ inch thick, used. 



By-products: desk door fronts and pulls; 1 inch strips converted 

 into moldings; sawdust used in manufacture of chemically prepared 

 floors, sinks and drainboards. 

 White oak, quarter-sawed (eastern oak) . South; Middle West. 



Of total amount of quartered white oak manufactured 13.1 per cent 

 used in this industry. 



Bank, bar, office and store fixtures; counter fronts; showcases; 

 veneered panels ; wall cases. 



Strength, beauty of finish. 



Rough, or surfaced, first and second grade, 1 to 2 inches thick. 



Veneer : counter fronts, panels, etc. : 27,500 square feet of 1 to 5 ply. 

 1-20, 1-16, -J, i and \ inch thick, used. 



By-products : strips converted into moldings. 

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



Of total amount of cypress manufactured 5.3 per cent used in this 

 industry. 



Fixtures; shelving principally; showcase doors. 



Light, close grained, easily worked, takes enamel finish, imitates 

 mahogany and birch, odor of wood protects containers against insects. 



Rough, clear and select, 1 to 2 inches thick. 



By-products : beehive supplies, cores, rails : sawdust used for refriger- 

 ation, and in the manufacture of chemically prepared floors, sinks, 

 drainboards, etc. 



