and for use in pulp production, in distillation and extraction, in charcoal 
production, and as fuel.— 
The sale of veneer cores for sawing into lumber is not uncommon. A small 
West Coast sawuiill is currently buying the entire output of cores from a 
veneer plant and sawing them into dimension lumber. It is reported that the 
daily output of the mill is 16,000 feet, 80 percent of which is in the form 
of 2 by 4' s 8 feet long. 
Veneer cores can be used as rollers for moving houses, heavy machinery, and 
the like, but this outlet is somewhat limited as to volume. 
Cores of certain lengths can readily be used for fence posts, markers, and 
the like, for which purposes their smoothness and general appearance is an 
asset. Cores of larger diameters can be quartered for use as posts. Many 
species of wood used for veneer, however, are not particularly durable 
when in contact with the ground. Preservative treatment of the heartwood of 
some species is very difficult. Buyer preference for woods of certain 
species and the adherence to specifications on the part of large consumers, 
that in many cases would rule out the use of cores because of cracks, knots, 
and other defects, are other obstacles. 
Veneer cores are sometimes used in the construction of log cabins, either in 
the round or after sawing in half. In this case considerations concerning 
the durability of the wood are not so important. 
The use of veneer waste for the manufacture of containers, such as baskets 
and berry boxes, is a good one. The container industry, however, is one that 
requires specialized equipment and is generally built around its own veneer 
supplies, since it is often cheaper to cut low-grade veneer for the purpose 
than to try to handle veneer scraps from another plant. The container 
industry is also somewhat localized at points where the containers are 
required and, consequently, is not a suitable outlet for veneer waste from 
other regions. 
Hardwood veneer waste is used, especially in the Northeast, in the production 
of small novelties, such as cards, greenhouse and nursery labels, ice-cream 
spoons, surgical splints, tongue depressors, candy sticks, and cocktail mixers, 
Most of these items are stamped out. They are often made of white birch and 
are^a byproduct of the toothpick industry. Other species, however, such as 
yellow birch, hard maple, yellow-poplar, black tupelo, and sap sweet gum, also 
possess the qualities desired in these products, namely, light color, freedom 
from taste and odor, ease of manufacture, and ease of polishing. 
Plywood waste in the form of p r anel edgings is usually burned. One West Coast 
firm, however, has equipped itfs/sKinner with two saw blades, instead of one, 
at each side, so that panel trimmings are equalized as to width. These trim- 
mings are bundled and sold to woodworking plants that can use the narrow 
stock in making small items or as trim or framing on larger items. 
^Forest Products Laboratory Reports Ho s. R1656-6, R1666-9, R1666-10, R1666-11, 
and R1666-13. 
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