Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-25
Saks and Company.


trees, after buying them from the owners
of the land.
Ihese precautions amply repay the
trouble, for the reason that at times Amer
lean walnut sells for 20 cents a foot in
Veneers, and a single log six feet long has
been known to yield as much as 500 The
foreign demand is also an important fea-
ture In the desire of the dealer to secure
only the finest grades of timber, especially
walnut The penChant for carved woods
In Germany and France has kept up the
demand more than any other feature as
they must have the solid wood to admit
OF this, while in America the veneer is
used largely upon a foundation of an in
ferior and in many instances very ord-
nary wood. with very satisfactory results.
American made desks and sideboards are
veneered wherever possible, while foreign
made furniture Is almost universally form
ed of the solid wood. This accounts for
the foreign orders for sawed walnut always
calling for thicknesses ranging from one
to four inches.
Bring Big Prices.
From Bahia comes the finest rosewood
of the world, its veneering selling at g
cents foot. 1t is not bought now, how
ever. in any great quantities, as rose
wood is no longer the fashionable mate
rial 1t was in the days of our grandmoth-
ers. White mahogany comes from the
west coast of Mexico and satinwood from
San Domingo. The finest qualities, of a
pale tint and dainty pattern, have sold for
60 cents a foot in veneers, and the poorest
veneerS for 10 cents are still in great de-
mand.
''One of the most curious of rare woods
is amboy. which is Of a reddish-brown
color. veined irregularly and used mainly
for inaying. 1t comes from Africa and
is sold at from % to 80 cents a pound.
Two CT the finest foreign woods are
French burl. from Persia, and the Cir
cassian walnut. that is cut around the
shores Of the Black sea- French burl costs
Is cents a pound. and its grain is a most
curious one 1t Is really a walnut wood,
the burl being wart, or knot, that forms
On tie side of the tree while 1t is young,
thus twisting the course of the sap ves-
sells and forming strange patterns and odd
combinations of lines. At limos these
burls ate extremely valuable. A single
log has sold for as much 5000. The
polish to which it can be brought and its
varied stripes of dark brown and black.
Native Woods.
Some other expensive native woods are
|, figured curly ash. figured North Carolina
birch, which has reddish tinge; poplar
and American quartered oak, used mainly
for inside house work. All of these fetch
from to cents a foot in veneers. Ebony
has sold at $40 a ton; cocobolo, somewhat
resembling rosewood. and grunadIlla. heavy
and black are much in use for knife
AN'- san AoiiiHSo iBnuHi vitae Is
perhaps the heaviest wood that Is any
where to be found. stick eighteen inches
In diameter and three to four feet long
weighs from 800 to 600 pounds. Spanish
cedar and snakewOod, the latter so called
because its grain is Ike the markings of
some serpents, are used for many purposes
Turkish lockwood comes here in rather
large quantities. and has long been the
popular material for wood engraving.
Amarillo is one of the most artistic of all
woods and possesses a beautiful bright
yellow surface, much used in making pic
ture frames"