Aspen for excelsior

Hereford Garland

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Aspen for excelsior

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Hereford Garland

Year:

1949

Type:

Miscellaneous

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Lake States Aspen Report No. 16. Michigan College of Mining and Technology. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Lake States Forest Experiment Station. 10 p.

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Abstract

The use of aspen for the manufacture of excelsior is well established in the Lake States. The properties of the wood make it suitable for this general use, and there are adequate supplies available for increased productive capacity. The process of manufacturing exceisior is relatively uncomplicated, and the production equipment is simple and relatively low in cost. That the industry is not more extensive is obviously due to limitations in markets for excelsior. Expansion of the industry depends primarily upon the development of new uses and new products having excelsior as a base.

Citation

Garland, Hereford. 1949. Aspen for excelsior. Lake States Aspen Report No. 16. Michigan College of Mining and Technology. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Lake States Forest Experiment Station. 10 p.