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flaws. They can be sawn, drilled, glued or nailed.

Every item is coated with an exterior UV stable coating. They come pre-finished and can also be painteO.

Available are entrance systems, louvers, mouldings (over 70 profiles), arches, window headers, brackets, cqbels andmilhvolt.

Electronic Pricinq

PRODUCTPricine; software system designed to electronicaly price building products, has been devel@ by Electronic Product Information Corp.

Suited to any type or group of building product, tbe flexible sofF,ue automates and accelerates the sales pfo@ss.

It will accommodaE mplex pricing formulas data tabbs, multipliers and disounts. Lrsers can initiate rew projects and specify client infcmation as well as product and prodrrct option information. In addition, users may edit, add q delete clbnq produa orproject infamatkrn.

Shut For Sure

The Door Club to help keep homes more secure from intruders is new from Winner International, maker of The Club, the popular vehicle antitheft device.

Formed Architectural Millwork

Highly deraile4 formed architectural millwork ftom Style-Mark tums a simple doorway into an enry of elegance.

Style-Mark products are moulded using high density polyurethane to provide low maintenance and high durability. Moisure cannot penetrate it, so it won't decay, warp of splinter. hoducts have the natural chracteristics of wood without wood's natural level and provides adequate power for electrical usage of any power equipment and l2v oc powerfor chargirig battery-powered equipmenr

The Gomputer Deck

The New Generation

A portable, durable and lightweight generator has been introduced by Echo for a variety of outdoor uses.

Featuring a high perfonnance 2 hp Robin engine, the EG-650 generator weighs only 40.7 lbs., has a low noise

Deck Designer Software from Eqterpnse Computer Systems helps a salesperson or homeowner with little or no prior training to design an unlimited variety of decks with options such as benches, tables, hot tub enclosures and elaborat€ railing styles.

Users can also input local building codes, and unless the design of the deck meets the building code, it will not print out a list of materials.

Made from 9/16" cold-rolled steet br, it is said to be stronger rhan chain locls" more seicur€ than deadbolts and able o withstand ovef, me ton of direct force. A U-shaDed steel bar configuration, 8" wide- by 6-114" high, braces the bonom of the door. The botlom shaft of 6e prodrct fits into a metal sleeve in the floor 2" from the door threshold in Oe middle of the doorway.

An open position allows the homeowner !o open the door ?' to identify visiton. A closed position wedges it cmpletely shut When not in use, the devie can be stored in a onvenient slor4ge caddy mounted io the door.

It installs in minutes using common household tools and can be guickly removed for emergency exit It coles with extra 2-ll}'case-btrdened screws to reinforce hinges and the door strike plate.

Deck Jacket

Deck Shield, reportedly containing as much as six times the resin solids of other deck protectors, has been introduced by Burke's Protective Coatings.

It forms a diamond-hard finish on wood decks that resists abrasions and dirt yet allows the wood to breathe. It reportedly won't bubble, blister or peel.

Free Additional Information

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The coating concains powerful water repellents, fungicides, mildewcides and SB-7, a potent UV inhibitor. Featuring a two year, money-back guarantee, it comes in five transparent, natural woodtone shades, and a tint base, for easy matching to any home's exterior.

Affordable Safetywear

Economy priced safety products are new from Willson Safety Products, offering a money-saving alternative to blister packs.

A Value Line display showcases 1l of the best selling safety products, including eye, ear and respiratory protection aids, each packaged in anractive, super clear polybags.

Adjustable Sawhorse

A quickly assembled, fully adjustable sawhorse is new from International Fint Choice Products. Featuring all steel welded construction and an indusfial quality finish, the Work Horse II comes ready to assemble with lumber supplied by the user. lineal) in the proper sequence with each entry. It will also calculate the uncounted length when end tallying. Able to collect numerous orders and corresponding units, the system provides fast, accuxate and legible tallies when receiving, sorting or packaging lumber or moulding products.

It is fuuy adjustable in three dimensions (width, height and length), and each leg adjusts independently for use on uneven surfaces.

The sawhorse holds up to 500lbs.

Using the portable tape printer, data can be printed out at any time or held in memory until needed. The printer need not be attached to collect data. Bar code scanning and PC link are available with proper software.

Gomputer Accurate Tallies

A hand-held computer tally system has been developed by TaliTech.

The rugged data collection system is operated by entering order numbers, size and grade, then the unit numbers and piece ally or end tally. When making up RL unis, it will compute and display the running tally and footage (board or

Windows Go Vinyl

Low maintenanoe, energy efficient vinyl windows are now available from Weathervane Window Co., joining their wood and aluminum clad lines.

All products carry a lifetime warfturty to the original registered homeowner.

Gorrugated Joint Fastener

A comrgated joint fastener tool is new frorn Senco Products.

The air-powered SC2 fastener is highly versatile, driving three lengths of Sencor fasteners to produce a wide :rssortment of wooden joints: butt joints in cabinet and fumiture frames, door and window sash, millwork, picture frames, truss construction, boxes and pallet stringer repair.

It consistently drives fasteners into even hard and dense woods with fewer assembly operations and works equally well in softwmdq wbere other types of clamp-style fasteners often fail. Once driven into tbe material, tbe fasteners reportedly provide twice the joint strength of ordinary connectors, so fewer fasteners are needed, often without gluing, milling, doweling, screwing and clamping. A full l" crown ensures quick fastener placement and maximum joint streng0.

Tbe tool's excellent balance and light weight reduce operator fatigue. The magazine can be quickly adjusted to accommodate all fastener lengths, and the E-Z Clear snap-open nose permits fast removal of jams. The safety is said to prcvent tbe tool from firing unless it is in omtact with the work surface.

2 New Shower Devices

The World Class Anystream showerhead from Speakman Co. offers full-pattern sprays, while tbe Sentinel Mark II Regency or Royale balanced pressure anti-scald valves guarantee bather safety regardless of sudden vriations in water prcs$re.

Upon failure of eitber the hot or cold water supply, tbe shower collapses within the specified ANSI standard to avoid scalding or freezing blasts.

Showerheads feature the water conserving Autoflo device, designed to deliver only the volume of water necessary to produce a satisfying shower, io save over 5,000 gallons of water per year wben used just five minutes daily. o Conugoled Droinoge Pipe o Culverl Pipe

Slotted. Solid. or Septic-Leoch Bed Styles

Droin Pipe4" or 6" Sold In l0 ft. lengths or rolls

Culvert Pipe8" to 24" Comes in 20 ft. lengths

Router Team

The new RotoMite router and double-end Zip Bits from Roto Zip provide fasq clean cuts in drywall.

The compact,z-llTlb. router cuts a variety of materials, including drywall,

For door and window openings, roughed-in studs and headers serve as a template !o guide the tool.

The bits' down-spiral parabolic flutes make for fast, clean cuts while directing dust away from the operator. Guide points provide fine control over all types of cuts. And bits are doubleended for exra long life. A no-fall button shaft lock eases bit changes.

Merchandising Department

A software package for IBM and compatible computers designed to help small business retailers create self-running merchandising displays and printed materials to support pointof-sale promotions is new from Powertrain Development.

Slipperiest Spray

One Lube advanced fonnula nonflammable spray lubricant from Petrolon is now fortified with prrq tle most slippery solid lubnicant available.

plastic laminates, foam insulation and other building materials. It turns at 28,000 npu and comes with an adjustable base guide so the depths of cuts can be set precisely.

To cut openings for switches or outlets, the operator uses the electrical box as a guide - following Oe outside edge of the box for an accurate cut.

Upsell! Desktop Merchandising System creates high quality displa! signs and cards, product information sheets, flyers, business forms, coupons and product tags using a laser prihter. Other software modules are used to create self-running salesfloor promotions and 24-hotn storefront advertising displays that can be prescheduled for viewing up to a year in advance. No special computer training or equipment is required.

It lubricales to stop binding, sticking and squeaking; protects meCal surfaces against mechanical wear; penetrates quickly to free "frozen" or corroded metal parts; cleans, and, by displacing moisture, also protects metals against rust.

The non-staining lubricant is packaged in a6 oz. dual-action pump spray can that emits either a stream for narrow or tight-fitting areas or a spray mist for larger surfaces.

Leather Carpenter Aprons

A full line of Durallide high quality leather carpenter aprons is new from Empire.

SmallChalk

Since more than m% of all marking applications are shorter than 15 ft., Irwin has introduced a Mini StraitLine Chalk Line Reel.

nore tban 4O l2-ft lines.

The reel features a high impact plastic case that fits comfortably and easily in the bmd. Is special snaptogether design and clip closure nake it easy to replace tbe line without tmls.

Floor Planner

Spaoeman Enterpris€, tbe indusry's fint common hguage floc planning tool, bas been intnoduced by Nielsen Retail Infamaion Crroup.

Designed to €nbance Spaceman ltr, the softrrare allows reailers 19 menege their two mo6t impqtant assets: floor selling space and &e inventory residing in tbqt spaa.

Manufactured using an exclusive tanning process, the aprons feature thick northern Canadian hides for incredible wear and tear resistance, inverted pockets for increased strength and room, and lock stitching.

The all-weather pouches reportedly are weatherproof, waterproof and can be washed clean wben dirty.

Ideal fu jobs such as hanging wallpaper, building decks and tile work, the compact yet durable 25-ft. chalk line reel is 247o smaller and 5O% lighter than standard models to easily fit in a pocket, nail pouch, tool belt or tool box.

Designed with an easy-fill opening, it holds I s2. sf ghalk, enough to mark

Bridging the merchandising and storo planning departnents, it utilizes data and stue layour generated by a lpreilsl's corporate CAD system and allows merchandisers to overlay their category level merchandising plans. Using Spaoeman ltr's powerful financial analysis tmls, Spaceman Enterprise usen can perform adjacency planning, store traffic flow and evaluate financid ontributions to the bo$om tine by categof,y, aisle, department of stfie.

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Aquality,high-performance urethane product that drys to a professional clear finish bringing out the natural beauty in your woods.

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o Gonvenienl Crystal Clear is easy to apply over a multitude ol surfaces, finishes and is available in satin, semi-gloss o Durable Crystal Clear is chemical, moisture resistant and verv resilient. ll you're seriously interested in improving your bottomline while assuring yourself of great products at superior pricing, contacl APC today

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Our all new, prestigious Dimension ll Series, for example offers unparalleled quality, a lifetime parts warranty and Ultraclasst the industry's mosl energy-efficient glazing Our comprehensive Professkxnl Series features a full range of venting and fixed units in a variety of glazing options including Heat Minor. Boh Dirnenskrn ll and Professional Series offer self flash and step flash rnodels. The Professional Series also offers units Jor site.built curlc installation.

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Coastal Acquires N.Y. Mfg. Facility

Coastal Lumber Co., Weldon, N.C., has purchased the assets of Cotton-Hanlon, Inc.'s Cayuta, N.Y., hardwood lumber manufacturing facilities.

The site includes a hardwood band mill, dry kilns, air dry sheds and a hardwood dimension plant, according to Paul B. Barringer, president and ceo of Coastal.

A diversified forest products manufacturing company, Coastal currently operates 26 manufacturing facilities in nine strates, producing a wide variety of products including hardwood, softwood and treated lumber, plywood and hardwood dimension products for the cabinet and fumiqre industry. The company is one of the largest exporters of lumber in the U.S. with markets throughout the world.

Cotton-Hanlon, a privately held forest products company in continuous business since 1921, had operated the Cayuta facility since 1924. According to William Hanlon, cbaimran of the board, the fimr will continue to own and manage 33,000 acres of timberland in the New York areA retaining the Cotton-Hanlon, Inc. name for that operation.

Ghesapeake Treating Plants Sold

Sale of Chesapeake Wood Treating Co.'s wood treating facilities in Fredericksburg, Va., North East, Md., and Stockertown, Pa., to A. C. Dutton Lumber Corp. is expected to close by the end of this month.

The sale is structured to include transfer of lumber inventories, sales orders and lumber purchase commitments made by Chesapeake with seasonal supply commilnents and service obligations for 1993 assumed by Dutton, according to Michael H. Sloane, Chesapeake Wood Treating Co. president, WestPoint, Va.

Chesapeake's remaining wood feating operations will be combined with Chesapeake Forest Products' lumber division in a wholly owned subsidiary of Chesapeake Forest Products. Sloane will report to Jack King, vice president, Chesapeake Forest Products.

"The organization of the new company will enable its management and employees to further integrate our wood products operations and will allow us to provide improved support and service to our customers," said J. Carter Fox, Chesapeake Corp. president and ceo, Richmond, Va.

Sale of the treating plants will allow the corporation to focus on its three primary businesses, tissue, kraft products and packaging, he added.

Rah, Rah, Rah Depot Team!

Pep rallies may seem more like high school than home center, but Home Depot's new store in Bradenton, Fl., is using them to motivate its employees.

Gathering in the parking lot, 100 employees wearing store colors are led by manager John Crynock in calisthenics, customer service cheers and spelling H-O-M-E D-E-PO-T in a locomotive yell. Cheers and yells are interspersed with waves and calls of "Hello, Scotty's" directed to the rival stofe across the parking lot.

Scotty's has made no official response to the rallies which end with the chant" "We're Home Depot. We're the best. We don't care about the fest. Our great service brings 'em back. With our prices well attack."