. Canadian forest industries 1909. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 27 fluting takes up too much time from the turning lathe, consequently the fluting lathe is generally kept separate from the others, with a man in charge who doee the fluting on such columns as are to be fluted, while the others that are turned smooth are finished and sent on, and the lathe continues uninterruptedly. The great majority of columns made vary in size from 6-inch to 12- inch diameter. That is. the largest number'are within
. Canadian forest industries 1909. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 27 fluting takes up too much time from the turning lathe, consequently the fluting lathe is generally kept separate from the others, with a man in charge who doee the fluting on such columns as are to be fluted, while the others that are turned smooth are finished and sent on, and the lathe continues uninterruptedly. The great majority of columns made vary in size from 6-inch to 12- inch diameter. That is. the largest number'are within these sizes, but there are lots of larger ones made to special order, and some of the col- umn factories are equipped to make them as large as 30-inch diameter and 24-foot long. The writer caught a picture of one of these especially large columns, one 28-inch diameter and about 20-foot long, while the flutes were being cleaned up by hand. These larger columns and those 01 special size and pattern, while they go through the same process as the standard stock in a general way, require some special treatment. That is, a little hand work now and then in the way of cleaning up flutes and. of course, they require a very large lathe. The one referred to, capable of turning columns 30-inch diameter and 24-foot long, was found over to one side of the building by itself. It had been very carefullv bedded in concrete, to reduce vibration. Formerly they had it setting on the floor along with other lathes, but found that in turning these large columns there was considerable vibration, so they took it off to one side and bed- ded it in concrete. One of the important things about columns, no matter what material they are made of nor just how much they are jointed, is to have the stock thoroughly seasoned before working. Another is to paint them immedi- ately after they are done, to prevent swelling, shrinking and checking and the opening of the joints. In some factories they are not only pain
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