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WOOD-USING INDUSTRIES OF CALIFORNIA. 



Backing on veneered work; bottoms and shelves of showcases; cross 

 veneering; drawer sides; enameled fixtures; fixtures; painted work; 

 panels ; panel cores. 



Soft, strong, easily worked, good color. 



Surfaced, clear, J to inch thick; 72,000 feet of veneer, 3 to 5 ply 

 for panel cores, 1 to 3 ply for cross veneering, painted work, panels, 

 etc., 1-20, 1-16, and 3-16 inch thick, used. 



By-products : short ends converted into cores, rails, etc. ; strips into 

 moldings. 

 African mahogany. Africa. 



Of total amount of African mahogany manufactured 46.5 per cent 

 used in this industry. 



Fixtures ; panels ; showcase frames. 



Rough, clear, J to 4 inches thick : 2,000 square feet of veneer 1-20 inch 

 thick, used. 



By-products: strips converted into moldings. 

 Japanese oak, quarter-sawed (Siberian oak). Japan; Siberia. 



Of total amount of Japanese oak manufactured 4.3 per cent used in 

 this industry. 



Bar and store fixtures ; general fixture work ; panels, showcases. 



Hard, durable. 



Rough or surfaced, first and second grade, and 1 inch thick : panels 

 f to f inch thick. 



By-products: sawdust used in the manufacture of chemically pre- 

 pared floors, sinks, drainboards, etc. 

 Red oak, plain and quarter-sawed. South ; Middle West. 



Of total amount of red oak manufactured 15.5 per cent used in this 

 industry. 



Fixtures. 



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

 Black walnut. South ; Middle "West. 



Of total amount of black walnut manufactured 10 per cent used in 

 this industry. 



General fixture work ; office, saloon and store fixtures ; showcases. 



Beauty of finish. 



Rough, clear, 1 to 1J inches thick : 1,000 square feet of veneer, 1-12, 

 -J and f inch thick, used. 



By-products: moldings. 

 Prima vera (white mahogany). Mexico. 



Of total amount of prima vera manufactured 14.3 per cent used in 

 this industry. 



Fixtures ; showcases. 



Rough, clear, 1 to 4 inches thick. 



By-products: strips converted into moldings. 



