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<>ak. quarter-sawed (eastern oak). South; Middle West. 



Of total amount of quartered white oak manufactured 35.9 per cent 



in this industry. 

 Interior finish ; panels ; strip and parquetry floors. 

 Hard ; strong ; fine finish ; polishes well. 

 Finish : rough, first grade, 1 inch thick, used. 

 Panels : 10,360 square feet of veneer, 1-16 inch thick, used. 

 Flooring: surfaced, clear, 5-16, f, J and 1 inch thick. 



Ann rican- mahogany (tobasco mahogany}. South and Central 



America; West Indies. 



Of total amount of American mahogany manufactured 30.0 per cent 

 used in this industry. 



Interior finish ; strip, inlaid, and parquetry floors. 



Hard; beautifully grained; easily worked; polishes well; glues and 

 joins well. 



Finish ; rough, first and second grade, f to , 6 inches thick ; 86,000 

 square feet of veneer, 1-20 and 3-16 inch, used. 



Flooring : rough, first and second grade, % to 1J inches thick, used. 



By-products: sawdust and shavings for stable bedding. 



Sitka spruce. Oregon ; Washington. 



Of total amount of Sitka spruce manufactured 0.4 per cent used in 

 this industry. 



Interior finish. 



Light, cheap. 



Rough, clear and select, 1 inch thick. 



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



Of total amount of quartered Siberian oak manufactured 58.1 per 

 cent used in this industry. 



Interior finish. 



Beauty of grain. 



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



By-products : short veneers for facing table tops. 



Beech. South ; Middle West. 



Of total amount of beech manufactured 100.0 per cent used in this 

 industry. 



Inlaid floors. 



Brings out inlaid designs. 



First and second grade, 1 to 1J inches thick. 



Red fir. California. 



Of total amount of red fir manufactured 2.6 per cent used in this 

 industry. 



Interior finish. 



