. Canadian forest industries 1903. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 26 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN July, 1903 MAPLE FLOORING. The secretary of the Maple Flooring Manu- facturers' Association of Michigan furnishes interesting facts and figures about that com- paratively youthful industry. Architects well remember what a time they used to have in get- ting a good hardwood floor down. In the first place, it was a long hunt to find the kind and grade of lumber wanted; then, even if machined with unusual care on the best molding ma- chine to be f
. Canadian forest industries 1903. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 26 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN July, 1903 MAPLE FLOORING. The secretary of the Maple Flooring Manu- facturers' Association of Michigan furnishes interesting facts and figures about that com- paratively youthful industry. Architects well remember what a time they used to have in get- ting a good hardwood floor down. In the first place, it was a long hunt to find the kind and grade of lumber wanted; then, even if machined with unusual care on the best molding ma- chine to be found, it was far from uniform, ow- ing, it is said, to the fact that the harder woods in passing tbcpugh caused the machinery to give in some way, so that if one cut off an end of a given piece that appeared all right, it was a chance if it matched well in the other end of the same piece. But after all this, when a workman undertook to complete the dressing process begun by the machine, it seemed as if the troubles had just begun—the cost of lay- ing and dressing smooth by hand would per- haps nearly double the cost of flooring delivered at the building. So, therefore, when the maple flooring, thoroughly dry and well finished by special machinery, was placed on the mar- ket it made its way very rapidly. It was true, squared at the ends and so well dressed that no plane need be used after laying, a touch with the cabinet scraper here and there being all that was required. This improved way of placing the goods on the market originated in the west. Well-made hardwood flooring was at first to be found in maple only, but now several kinds of hardwood are in use. Oak, which is very desirable for house floors, was some time in finding its way into the market in this form, if we remember, but now oak is to be had with the rest, and much birch is used, while beech is finding its way into stocks to some extent. Statistics as to output of "maple flooring" probably cover all t
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