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a large share of our packing boxes, slack barrels and all of our cigar boxes 

 will be made from veneer stock. Cigar boxes were formerly made 

 entirely of Spanish cedar but, owing to the high cost of this material, 

 the cheaper cigar boxes are made of veneer sliced to tto and wr of an inch 

 in thickness and glued upon a basswood, yellow poplar or tupelo gum 

 core. Veneers used for packing boxes, crates, etc., are cut in thicknesses 

 of from A to I in. The species used are yellow pine, red gum, Cot- 

 tonwood, spruce, basswood and chestnut. 



4. Fruit containers, including such products as berry cups, berry and 

 fruit baskets and many forms of vegetable boxes. In some sections of 

 the country, peaches, apples, potatoes, grapes and all forms of berries 

 and vegetables are shipped in containers made entirely out of veneer 

 material. Basket veneers are customarily cut to j^ in. The principal 

 species used are yellow pine, tupelo, elm, maple, basswood, oak and red 

 gum. 



5. Drawer bottoms, chair seats and mirror backing, which are usually 

 classed together in the manufacture of veneers. This has opened up a 

 new trend in the veneer trade and it is likely that the demand for these 

 materials will increase very considerably in the future. They are cut 

 in thicknesses of from r^ to f in. Yellow poplar, hard maple, red gum, 

 Cottonwood, birch and tupelo are the principal species used for these 

 purposes. 



6. Novelties and sporting goods. There is a great variety of novel- 

 ties and articles made in the sporting goods factories which demand con- 

 siderable quantities of veneers. 



7. Miscellaneous, including such articles as automobile tops, egg 

 cases, wooden dishes, hoops, hampers, toys, trunks and a great number 

 of other uses which could be mentioned. 



UTILIZATION OF WASTE 



There is a great amount of waste occasioned in the manufacture of 

 veneers before the product is ultimately used in one way or another. 

 The following table is a rough estimate of the amount of waste that is to 

 be expected imder average conditions. Since rotary cut veneers make 

 up 90 per cent of all the veneers turned out in the country, most of this 

 table is based upon the manufacture and use of this particular kind. 

 There is very little waste incurred in the manufacture of sliced and sawed 

 veneers with the exception of the saw kerf lost in connection with the 

 latter. 



