. Canadian forest industries January-June 1912. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 4' generally carried on hand. One little item which will save much time is to always pile this finished material face down and protect it in this way from ever-present dust. One labor-saving idea, in the long run, is to sort all lumber as it comes in according to width, piling, as far as possible, each width by itself, in the same or separate bins. This will do much to en- courage the use of proper stock for the job in hand
. Canadian forest industries January-June 1912. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 4' generally carried on hand. One little item which will save much time is to always pile this finished material face down and protect it in this way from ever-present dust. One labor-saving idea, in the long run, is to sort all lumber as it comes in according to width, piling, as far as possible, each width by itself, in the same or separate bins. This will do much to en- courage the use of proper stock for the job in hand, for no one likes to turn over fifteen to forty 6-in. boards to get at the 10-in. piled below. Keep each kind of wood by itself, so far as is possible, as it will make things easier for the yard man and save lost motion in getting required material into the mill from the yard. At best, however, this is a matter of expediency, often, as there is generally a crying demand for all the space available, particularly in the smaller sheds. Do not load up the shed with common lumber, which will re- ceive but little or no damage from the elements, when you have to run the risk of piling more valuable material outside for lack of shed space. Many lower grades of rough lumber will stand ex- posure for some little time without impairing their usefulness for their intended work. With these it is only a question of correct stacking to prevent needless injury. Too often we see neglected, lop-sided, tumble-down piles of lum- ber which will neither shed water in any degree nor afford a chance for the water to dry out when occasion offers. They are piled on flat, unsteady foundations, which the accumulated load disturbs into an uneven settling. One manufacturer has a series of concrete lum- ber foundation slabs, all sloped to let the pile shed water. When lumber is stacked on these, with each layer projecting a trifle over the one beneath it and a temporary roof made over it, it requires but li
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