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Bowls, dishes, plaques, trays: wood burns readily under the electric 

 needle and becomes intensely black : bolts, or rough or surfaced lumber, 

 all grades up to 2 inches thick. 



Frames, standards for novelty displays : light, cheap, easily worked : 

 surfaced, clear, ^ inch thick. 



Jewelers' trays, surfaced, common, J and f inch thick: after manu- 

 facture covered with paper, leatherette, or velvet. 



Novelties : plain, fancy, and burl redwood ; boards, planks, blocks : 

 fancy and burl redw r ood show exquisite markings when polished. 



Roof boards : does not warp or twist, durable against weather ; sur- 

 faced on four sides, clear and select, 1 inch thick. 



By-products : balusters, brackets, ceiling cores, corner blocks, crest- 

 ing, stakes. 

 Western yellow pine (white pine). California. 



Awnings; drain boards chiefly; tent poles. 



Awnings, tent poles : straight grained, fairly strong : surfaced on 

 four sides, select, 2 inches thick. 



Drain boards : light, soft, easily worked, does not warp : rough, clear, 

 1 to 2 inches thick. 

 Eastern ash (white ash). Middle West; South. 



Of total amount of eastern ash manufactured 14.2 per cent used in 

 this industry. 



Extension ladders ; steam table ; carving boards. 



Light; tough. 



Ladders : turned, best, 1J inches thick. 



Carving boards: surfaced, clear. 

 Yucca. California. 



Of total amount of yucca manufactured 40.9 per cent used in this 

 industry. 



Decorative articles ; tree protectors ; waste baskets. 



Light ; fibrous ; white ; flexible ; easily molded to decorative form. 



Logs : turned to veneer 1-16 inch thick. 

 Lawson cypress (white cedar, Port Orford cedar). Oregon. 



Of total amount of Lawson cypress manufactured 1.8 per cent used 

 in this industry. 



Blinds and rolling partitions; bowls; drain boards; souvenir novel- 

 ties ; trays. 



Drain boards: durable against decay; does not split, warp or stain. 



Blinds and partitions: lightness coupled with strength, beauty of 

 finish. 



Novelties, trays: best wood for pyrography or needle burning. 



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



