PATRICK LUMBER co.

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Uses Alaska Yellow Cedar Fo, tt Bear" Boat

R. T. (Bob) Evju of Evju Products has just completed a "Bear" boat, built Sausalito, Calif.

The Bear class is one of the largest classes on San Francisco Bay.

racing and cruising

The entire boat, rvith the exception of oak frames and a small amount of mahogany trim, lr,"as built of Alaska Yellow Cedar.

This wood, Mr. Evju reports, is becoming increasingly popular for boat building.

Will Hold Convention ct BcnII

The Philippine Mahogany Association nual convention on July 16, 17 and 18 at Hotel, Banff. Alberta. Canada..

r,vill hold its anthe Banff Springs

C). L. Russum I 12 frlcrket Sl. San Frnncisco ,f I YUkon 6-1450

Jternt of -Interett

"Commercially shipping dry" lumber is defined as lumber in condition which will permit close piling without deterioration from decay during the time reasonably necessary for delivery to destination.

In the Douglas fir region of Oregon and manufacture of one million board feet of a living for about 45 persons for a year.

Washington the lumber provides porches or other wood placed in contact with the heartwood of a na-

A new ring of wood is added to the outside of a tree each year. This is called an annual ring and the variation in the rate of grorvth of the cells gives us the spring wood and summer wood so frequently referred to in determining the quality of lumber.

Since moisture in wood is essential to its decay, buildings should be designed to avoid the possibility of the wood becoming damp enough to decay.

Foundation timbers, posts, steps, parts of a building should not be the soil unless of treated rvood or turally durable species.

In the 300 years since 1630 we removed twice as much timber as was growing when the first colonists landed, and rve still have abundant forests that will serve us in perpetuity if we manage-them sensibly.