Canadian wood products industries . s kinds without losing any ofthe details. What this means to the manufacturer ofturnings or to the manufacturer of furniture into whichturnings enter largely, is hard to realize. One manu-facturer of a general line of furniture found that oneof these special machines for sanding turnings re-placed six operators, who did nothing but sand turnings, and has resulted in a saving estimated at $ day. Another manufacturer, this time of four-postbeds, stated recently that since he installed a specialturning sander a little over a year ago, he considersit has p
Canadian wood products industries . s kinds without losing any ofthe details. What this means to the manufacturer ofturnings or to the manufacturer of furniture into whichturnings enter largely, is hard to realize. One manu-facturer of a general line of furniture found that oneof these special machines for sanding turnings re-placed six operators, who did nothing but sand turnings, and has resulted in a saving estimated at $ day. Another manufacturer, this time of four-postbeds, stated recently that since he installed a specialturning sander a little over a year ago, he considersit has paid for itself three times over in the saving onthe cost of the sanding operation. Another savingmade through the use of such special equipment isthat by sanding down to the solid wood, removing allroughness and fuzz, the stock does not absorb nearlvthe same amount of varnish or finishing material. 100 Canadian Woodworker and Furniture Manufacturer APlcturesque furniture Kicioru with a River Plant at its Back Door. i _ ^ W&BBKm. On the Great [St. Lawrence Waterway at Riviere du Loup the St. Law-rence Furniture .Company Lives, Moves and Has Its Being. Remotefrom the Larger Industrial Centres, the Conditions under which it Oper-ates are of more than Usual Interest. In this Article the Reader isGiven a Brief Pen Picture of the Plant and Is Told Something of thePeculiar Advantages Which it Enjoys. Ever been to Riviere du Loup? If you know anything- of the greatest waterwayin the world, our wonderful St. Lawrence,—particular-ly if you have ever sailed out of Montreal or Quebecon the far-famed Saguenay River trip, you will knowjust where Riviere du Loup is, when we tell you thatit is nearly opposite Tadoussac, on the south bank ofthe St. Lawrence River,—which is twenty-two mileswide at that spot. Apart from the fact that the town possesses awoodworking factory which contains features of in-terest all its own, Riviere du Loup is no name tojuggle with. In the first place it has a p
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