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Lawson cypress. Oregon. 



Of total amount of Lawson cypress manufactured 9.3 per cent used in 

 this industry. 



Cabinet work; doors; grills; mantels; reversible sash; sash; screens; 

 shoes and strips for sash. 



Tough ; good finish ; durable against decay. 



Rough, clear and select, 1 to 2 inches thick. 



By-products : cores for veneered work, pencil slats, washboard stock ; 

 sawdust for cleaning purposes ; shavings for stable bedding. 



White oak, plain (eastern oak). Middle "West; South. 



Of total amount of plain white oak manufactured 0.9 per cent used in 

 this industry. 



Cabinet work ; doors ; sash ; stair work. 



Hard ; strong ; easily worked ; good finish ; durable against wear. 



Doors, sash (greater portion veneered) : rough, clear, 1 to 2 inches 

 thick. 



Risers : rough, clear, 1 to 2 inches thick. 



Stepping: rough, first grade, 1 to 1J inches thick. 



Stringers and posts of greater thicknesses. 



By-products: garden stakes, post tops, small moldings and turnings, 

 wedges; sawdust manufactured into a sweeping compound. 



t American mahogany. Mexico ; South and Central America. 



Of total amount of American mahogany manufactured 15.5 per cent 

 used in this industry. 

 Cabinet work ; doors ; general stair work ; mantels ; newels and string- 

 grs on stairs ; sash ; veneered screens. 

 Beauty of finish. 

 Rough, first and second grade, f to 4 inches thick ; 100,000 board feet 

 of logs ; 27,500 square feet of veneer, 1-20, 1-16, -J and 3-16 inch thick, 

 used. 



White oak, quarter-sawed (eastern oak). Middle West; South. 



Of total amount of quartered white oak manufactured 8.7 per cent 

 used in this industry. 



Cabinet work ; doors ; mantels ; newels ; risers, stepping and stringers 

 on stairs ; sash. 



Strong; fine finish. 



Rough, first grade, 1 to 4 inches thick ; 23,500 square feet of veneer, 

 1-16 and -J- inch thick, used on cabinet work and doors. 

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



Of total amount of plain Japanese oak manufactured 7.6 per cent used 

 in this industry. 



