62 WOOD-USING INDUSTRIES OF CALIFORNIA. 



Light j soft ; easily worked ; handsome ; holds nails well ; takes enamel 

 finish. 



Rough, clear, 1 to 2 inches thick. 

 By-products: core stock for veneered doors. 



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



Of total amount of plain white oak manufactured 4.4 per cent used 

 in this industry. 



Flooring; interior finish. 



Hard; good polish and appearance; wears well. 



Flooring : surfaced, first grade, 5-16, f and inch thick. 



Finish: rough, clear, 1 to 2 inches thick: 155,000 square feet of 

 veneer, 1-16, -J and 3-16 inch thick, used. 



By-products : cores for veneered work ; parquetry floors ; small mold- 

 ings; surveyor's stakes. 



Siberian oak, plain (Japanese oak}. Japan; Siberia. 



Of total amount of plain Siberian oak manufactured 66.6 per cent 

 used in this industry. 



Interior finish: moldings; parquetry and strip floors. 



Beauty of finish. 



Rough, No. 1 and 2, 1 to 1J inches thick. 

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



Of total amount of red birch manufactured 45.9 per cent used in this 

 industry. 



Interior finish; flooring. 



Hard ; strong ; beautiful grain ; finishes to imitate more costly woods ; 

 brings out the design in inlaid floors. 



Finish: rough, first and second grades, 1 to 2 inches thick: 31,500 

 square feet of veneer, -J inch thick, used. 



Flooring: rough, first and second grade, 1 to 1J inches thick; or, 

 surfaced, clear inch thick. 



By-products : cores for veneered work, short veneers for facing table 

 tops ; sawdust for refrigeration ; shavings for stable bedding. 



Eastern maple (hard maple, white maple) . New England ; Lake States ; 



Middle West; South. 



Of total amount of eastern maple manufactured 56.9 per cent used 

 in this industry. 



Interior finish; strips and parquetry floors. 



Hard ; light ; easily worked ; polishes well ; imitates more costly woods. 



Finish: rough, clear, 1 to 2 inches thick, some bird's-eye maple. 



Flooring: principally surfaced, some rough, first and second grades, 

 5-16 to 1 inch thick. 



By-products: moldings; surveyor's stakes. 



