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WOOD-USING INDUSTRIES OF CALIFORNIA. 



TABLE 18. INSTRUMENTS, MUSICAL. 



INSTRUMENTS, PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC. 



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



Of total amount of Lawson cypress manufactured 0.3 per cent used 

 in this industry. 



Pencil blocks. 



Strong; finishes well; whittles easily. 



Rough, common and shop, 1 inch thick. 



By-products : shavings used for bedding cattle. 



NOTE. The blocks are shipped to Germany. 



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



Of total amount of red birch manufactured 0.4 per cent used in this 

 industry. 



Rubber stamp mounts. 



Red color; fine finish. 



Moldings, -J to 1 inch thick. 

 Eastern maple. New England ; Lake States ; Middle West ; South. 



Of total amount of eastern maple manufactured 0.6 per cent used 

 in this industry. 



Backing for rubber stamps; bench tops and vises; level rods; 

 palettes ; triangles ; tripod legs in surveying instruments ; T-squares. 



Hard; fine grain; does not warp. 



Backing: finished, 3-16 to 3 inches thick. 



Bench tops, vises : rough, clear, 1 to 2 inches thick. 



Level rods, tripod legs : rough, No. 1, 1 inch thick. 



Triangles, T-squares, palettes : surfaced, No. 1, -J inch thick. 



