Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-06-14

against a fixed knife the length Of
the log, and wide sheets are shaved
of. Though the domestic ana cheap
veneers are generally made by this
methods, the fact must not be host
sight ~ that. except IN the case of
oak veneer. the rofnry-cut process
was used equally with the other two
methods for cutting ornamental We
neer from both foreign and domestis
woods.
Veneer statistics are not shown by
figures of production. az are the re-
ports for the lumber cut and FOR the
Manufacture OF shack and tight COOP
eragc stock, bat are given IN terms Of
consumption OF raw material express
ed IN feet. log scales Veneers are
cut into a number Of thicknessoR. The
domestic woods rotary cut. range
from ssixteenths 10 0ne-flftieth Of
an inch, and the Imported woods from
thrce-sixtcentha 10 one thlrty-fourth.
The three sizteenths ~ the most pop
uiar size. followed by one-cighth, one
fourth, one sixteenth, five-sixseenths
and One-iwentieth. In the sawed
and Sliced products the thickest We
neer IN fivc-sixtecnths and the thin
nest usually one one hundred-and-
tenth The thickncascs most used
were one-tweRtiesh. one-sixteenths
-sixteenths. one-f0urth and one
thlrtieth. In the order named. With
such a wide range OF thicknesses u
would be impractlcable to gather the
figures in surface measure and UNI
aertake 10 reduce them 10 board
measure. while " production wers
shown BY superficial contents, as IN
commerce. the figures would not &c
comparable with the reports on other
forest products.
The future promises an extensive
growth Of this industry. sheets OF
veneer and the giuepot are likely TO
play an even more considerable part
In forest utilization. Bulit-up lum-
ber consisting OF several layers OF
veneer glued together. H. becoming a
more important factor each year IN
thu manufacture of number of sta
pie commodities. Furniture tops
panels and hacks. drawer fronts and
boitoms: chairs. Including auditorium
seats: trunks. store ana office tx.
lures: packing boxes. vehicle bodies.
finish OF passenger ears. etc. are Elk
amples. This product has the req"i-
site strength. n lighter than lumber,
~ less likely 10 warp or check, ana
probably Il less expensive. inasmuch
AS the cheaper woods are utilized Tor
the larger portion Of its manufacture
some of the favorite woods used ar"
specles that have not proven ms SER
viceable for lumber as for veneer
The growing tendency TO market
commodities Including fruits and veg
etabias. In light-weight packages. such
as horny cups. fruit baskets, tins. and
veneer hoxes and barrels has opened
wide field for shaved lumber. rms
nae n now thoroughly established
and is rapid increase seems a GER
ta'nty.
Principal Woods Used.
Red gum was the principal veneer
wood cut. In no year did ~ cohsti-
t,ite less than 30 per cent OF Vac To-
tai of the domestic woods Ia l'iv
IL reached its highest mark, htiie
over "a per cent, which was more
than the combined amounts 81 any
other four woods reported. The uNe
~ this wood probably has been the
nr,soe factor IN bringing the veneer
Industry to the degree of imp 1rtahee
n has attained. The largest incfra 81
IN quantity used OF any wood ~ ~
was shown by white oak. when TOT
Inc first time exceeded the consnmp,
ton OF yellow pine cottonwood ana
maple
aen Of the woods used for veneer
shoWed an increase and only n.he
aecraase. Notwithstanding the lac'
that the total was less thnn The year
before. The largest reductions Were
for yellow pine and maple amounting
10 over ono-half Of the to'oi ae'''nh'
| OF an woods. cottonwood fanElhs
from 40. 1000. OOo TO 34,000.ooo zee
during the five years, has rem line'
most constant
THE greatest percentage % ihcf'lA'
IN nae was sho,Nn for ESQ hirds !"
veneer wood but little al pf'h V
tait. namely, hemlock ard l'"nH'H'
~ The latter. which gr ws MY y
tne western states. probably W"ul'
nave been called into requ'Niii"n 'n"I
extensively, for II ~ quite suitable iol
teneer. had " not been thai w
s,nmpaee was too far distant .,"n
the principal veneer markets INV