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WOOD-USING INDUSTRIES OF CALIFORNIA. 



SPORTING AND ATHLETIC GOODS. 



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



Of total amount manufactured 6.2 per cent used in this industry. 

 Bowling alley work. 

 Hard; smooth. 

 Surfaced, clear, 1J by 3 inches. 



Yellow poplar (whitewood). Middle West; South. 



Of total amount of yellow poplar manufactured 0.4 per cent used in 

 this industry. 



Billiard and pool tables. 



Surfaced, plain, 1 to 1J inches thick. 



White oak, plain (eastern oak}. 

 Billiard and pool tables. 

 Strong; fine finish. 

 Rough, clear, 1 to 2 inches thick. 



Black walnut. 



Rails on card, billiard and pool tables. 

 Hard; beautiful finish. 

 Rough, clear, 1 inch thick. 



NOTE. Very small quantity used. 



Lignum vitce. 

 Bowling balls. 

 Hard. 

 Round timbers, 7 inches in diameter. 



NOTE. Very small quantities used. 



TABLE 31. SPORTING AND ATHLETIC GOODS. 



Middle West ; South. 



South ; Middle West. 



South America. 



TANKS. 



Redwood. California. 



Of total amount of redwood manufactured 11.8 per cent used in this 

 industry. 



Beer, water, and wine vats and tanks, mud sills for tank frames, water 

 troughs ; wooden stave pipe. 



Ease of working ; durability against decay ; resistance to fire, ability 

 to withstand a hot sun without shrinking or warping. 



