Canadian wood products industries (1922) (14597274717)

Identifier: canadianwood22 (find matches)
Title: Canadian wood products industries
Year: 1922 (1920s)
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Subjects: Furniture industry and trade Woodworking industries
Publisher: Don Mills, Ont. : Southam-MacLean Publications
Contributing Library: Fisher - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto



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inely finished as thedemand warrants; indeed it may reasonably be sup-posed that with the high quality of the radio equip-ment now being marketed, there will be a very keendemand for cases of the finest quality and workman-ship. Just to indicate what may be done along thisline we are showing two illustrations of a cabinet re-cently put on the market by the Maddox Table Co.,of Jamestown, N.Y. The illustrations show a par-ticularly handsome cabinet, both closed and open. Incommenting on this particular design, the Maddoxpeople say, The development of radio has opened anew and rich field of profit for furniture manufacturersand dealers. Every radio set requires a cabinet.The design shown is made in oak. mahogany and wal-nut, waxed finish, two-tone. A sliding shelf admitsof easy access to the rear of the apparatus. Theupper section will house any type of radio apparatusand the lower space is ample for batteries, storage,etc. The cabinet measures 29 x l7l/2 in. in plan and46 in. in height.
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Canadian Woodworker and Furniture Manufacturer 63 A Difference in Costs of 122 Per Gent Why Should the Estimate of the Cost, Without Profit, of Fifty Columns RangeBetween $135 and $300?—How Can You Meet Competition Unless Estim-ating is More Intelligent? The subject of the cost study this month is a jobinvolving 50 interior columns, 2 ft. 3 in. high over all,8 in. x 8 in. at the base, tapered to 7 in. x 7 in. atthe top. The shaft is 7/8 in. thick and the cap andbase 1 3/8 in. x 2^4 in. The material is assumed tobe fir. A number of millmen have submitted figuresrepresenting their respective ideas as to the true cost,without profit, of producing this order. These figures,which are tabulated below, certainly show some sur-prising features and admirably serve to emphasize thelessons which this series of articles is intended topoint out. The Canadian Woodworker feels that a greatmany millmen have no idea and do not know how toform an idea of what their costs are. We feel furtherthat this