,.:. 



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complexity of present paint markets 

 may be greatly simplified, with result- 

 ing benefits to the user in lower costs 

 and better service. 



Gluing 



Gluing is a process as old as the wood^ 

 working art, and in the era of composite 

 and laminated construction that is now 

 beginning its importance is destined to 

 increase. Many problems of wood 

 gluing have been solved by Laboratory- 

 research. Effects of the many varia- 

 bles involved in gluing — temperature, 

 glue consistency, kind of wood, kind of 

 glue, thickness of spread, time of 



Protective efficiency of paints on wood is 

 studied by exposure of panels. 



Plywood research begins with the cutting of veneer from the log. m-29798-f 



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