Parowan Times | 1927-10-05 | Page 3 | Employ New Process for Coloring Wood

emeny employ new process for coloring wood the use nse of colored woods in the con detraction of furniture has hag long been known the material being stained after the necessary seasoning process within the last few years however a method of austrian origin has lieen employed whereby the wood to Is colored when in a green state by means of heavy pressure in a closed cloned vessel teasel the sap Is driven out of the wood and Is I 1 replaced by the coloring fluid which may consist of a solution of the more permanent aniline dyes the tont best kinds of wood tor for treatment are found to be birch beech alder rne elm and lime ilme oak oah fir and pine being unsuitable because they do not stain uniformly the colored wood Is used for tarn furn ture making and for the manufacture of doors and window frames it can also be employed for outdoor purposes in which case no painting to la necessary although a coating of varnish would seem to be a necessity for the fitting of ships railway cars and similar purposes this stained wood appears to be eminently fitted