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SASH, DOORS, BLINDS, AND GENERAL MILLWORK. 



Redivood. California. 



Of total amount of redwood manufactured 36.9 per cent used in this 

 industry. 



Balusters; cabinet work; columns; doors; posts; sash; screen stock; 

 stairs. 



Balusters, columns, posts : durable against decay ; rough, common, to 

 clear, 4 to 10 inches thick ; chiefly used where exposed to weather. 



Cabinet work: light, easily worked; rough, select, 1 inch thick. 



Doors, sash : contains no pitch, soft, easily w r orked, finishes well, takes 

 paint readily, does not shrink, stands exposure to the weather; rough, 

 clear, 1 to 12 inches thick. 



Screen stock : nails and weathers well ; rough, clear, 1 inch thick. 



Risers, stringers, exterior stair work: light, durable against decay; 

 rough, clear, 1 to 1^ inches thick. 



By-products : balusters, brackets, small turnings, wedges ; sawdust 

 used for packing ice, poultry-house litter, and sweeping ; shavings used 

 for stable bedding. 



Western yellow pine (white pine). California. 



Of total amount of yellow pine manufactured 13.6 per cent used in 

 this industry. 



Doors ; grills ; inside screens ; sash. 



Doors, sash: light, soft, fairly strong, easily worked, nails well in thin 

 strips, takes good natural finish or can be made to imitate more costly 

 woods ; shrinks little, does not warp or check, not so good as sugar pine, 

 but cheaper; rough, shop, 1 to 4 inches thick. 



By-products : f inch strips used in the manufacture of picture frames ; 

 scraps glued together for veneered doors and plaster cores ; sawdust for 

 packing ice and stable bedding ; shavings for stable bedding. 



Don (/las fir (Oregon pine, Washington California; 



fir, mountain pine). Oregon ; Washington. 



Of total amount of Douglas fir manufactured 32.1 per cent used in 

 this industry. 



Balusters ; cabinet work ; columns ; doors ; mantels ; newel posts ; 

 risers; stepping stringers; window frames. 



Balusters, columns, newel posts : good, smooth finish ; rough, select 

 and common, 2 to 4 inches thick. 



Doors: fine finish (especially in slash grain effects), capable of imi- 

 tating oak and other hardwoods ; hardness prevents scarring ; should be 

 thoroughly kiln dried to prevent checking, warping and opening of pitch 

 seams ; rough, clear or select, 1 to 3 inches thick. 



Risers, stepping stringers : strong, tough, cheap, easily worked, dur- 

 able under wear ; rough, clear, 1 to 4 inches thick. 



