'oCedarPly is a'special' specialty plywood siding. That's why you'll find it at Diamond Hill3'

John Ramsey, President Diamond Hill Plywood

"We stock Peninsula Plywood's CedarPly'* Western Red Cedar specialty exterior siding at most of our l0 distributor warehouses throughout the Southeastern United States. Our distribution managers and their dealers like to sell CedarPly because it offers higher profits than commodity plywood and because ofthe excellent sales tools Peninsula Plywood offers them to help sell CedarPly.

Another big advantage in stocking CedarPly is not having to tie up a lot ofmoney in inventory. Our branches can order CedarPly in either railcars or pig vans mixed with other top quality products made by Peninsula Plywood like Weatherl WeatherPly'" medium density overlay plywood; WeatherForm'i a moderate reuse MDO concrete forming panel, and Interior Cedar brushed paneling.

The bonom line is quality products by a quality manufacturer that increase our gross profit at Diamond Hill."

For the name of your local CedarPly Distributor or information on how to become a PenPly Distributor please call our toll free number: (8OU 426:z0l'1.

Counterfelt G radestamps

FOUNTERFEIT grade' Vstamps occasionally appear in the market even though the vast bulk of the dimension lumber shipped in the United States is gradestamped under the American Lumber Standards Committee program.

Despite the decades of success in ensuring quality standards through ALSC, "a significant and disturbing quantity of counterfeit stamped lumber continues to erode wood's reputation," charges Lon J. Sibert, vice president, lumber division, Timber Products Inspection, "while endangering the well being of an unsuspecting public."

Sibert is quick to point out that "most of the framing or dimension lumber manufactured, traded and used in the USA is gradestamped under the ALSC program. Counterfeit stamps represent only a small portion of the market."

He describes counter[eit stamps as those which infringe on an ALSC recognized trademark. These stamps, he points out, may either be made without the authority of an ALSC approved agency, stolen or retained and used by a terminated facility without the knowledge of an approved a8,ency.

He cites several examples in Florida where the FBI is working with his agency on counterfeit cases because the federal trademark law is involved. His company also is investigating a counterfeit situation in New Mexico.

Sibert contends that a similar situation exists with mill stamped structural lumber produced by dishonest manufacturers.

"ln the marketing of counterfeit stamped lumber, " Sibert alleges, "it is not uncommon for the distributor to buy No. 3 dimension lumber, sand or even plane off the gradestamp (if present), and maybe pull out the obvious bad looking pieces (wanes, splits, etc.) so as to present the buyer with lumber that does not look bad, but, nevertheless, has No. 3 strength characteristics with a new No. 2 stamp. The material may be scant in thickness and/ or width due to skimming off the gradestamp or original mismanufacture or shrinkage due to original excess moisture content."

He cautions that there are implications for the dealer or wholesaler who knowingly buys or sells lumber with counterfeit stamps.