Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 February 1920 — Process Hardens Wood. [ARTICLE]

Process Hardens Wood.

To prepare the cheaper kind of woods by a patented method that makes them more durable is the purpose of a concern just organized in Koge, Denmark, according to a commercial attache in Copenhagen. The woods especially to be prepared are birch, a?h and. elm, all wood treated by this process being called teakin wood. Certain changes in the character of the wood that normally take place only after many years of drying are by this chemical process produced within 24 hours. Thereafter, when the moisture that may still be left has evaporated, the wood becomes'harder and more durable than by the aging process. ’ Teakin birch is of a beautiful golden brown color, and. when polished with potash, it takes on a mahogany red hue. Teakin ash is a substitute for teak. Teakin elm has none of the disadvantages of natural elm. Teakin fir is of a uniform color all through and Is used for office fitting and furniture and for veneering.