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Pressurc Treated Proiects

Plans for 12 pressure treated southern pine lumber outdoor projects, including a gazebo' a planter bench and a playhouse, are $2 to $3 each from Southern Forest Products Association. P.O. Box 52468, New Orleans. l-a.70152.

Window Heat

'Thermal Variance-Effects of '[bmperature on the Real-World Performance of Operating Windows" is free from Schlegel Corp.. PO. Box23197. Rochester, N.Y. 14692.

Tile de ltalia

"The Designers Guide to Italian Ceramic Tiles & Their Installation," a 32-p. guide, is free from the Italian Tile Center, 499 Park Ave., New York, N.Y. 10022.

Slow Burn

"Flame Spread Performance of Wood Products" is 809 for one copy or 509 each for 100 or more from National Forest Products Association, Forest lndustries Building' 1619 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.' Washinglon, D.C. 20036'

Stand & Stair

A l2-p. catalog ofstairways and stair parts is free from Morgan Products Ltd.' Box 2446. Oshkosh, Wi. 54903.

Skylight Highlights

A 4-pg. skylight brochure is ftee from Caradco Corp., Dept. SKL, PO. Box 306, Champaign, Il. 61820.

The Right Connection

A 4O-p. connector catalog is free from Simpson StrongrTie Co., PO. Box 1568' San lrandro, Ca.945TI.

New Outlook

A l2-p. brochure of decorative windows and louven is ftee ftom Webb Manufacturing, PO. Box 707, Conneaut, Oh. 44030.

I)'FY Pointers

A32-p. booklet of home improvement tips for the d-i-yer is free from Savogran Co.' P.O. Box 130, Norwood, Ma.02062.

Free Reader Service

For more information on New Products wite Building Produc/s Dgest, 4500 Campus Dr., Suite 480, Newport Beach, C-a. 9266,0. Please mention issue date and Page number so we can process your request faster! Many thank!

Turn On To Lights

An 80-pg. full color catalog of architectural grade lighting producs is free from Halo Lighting, 400 Busse Rd., Elk Grove Mllage. Il, 60007.

Prices From The Past

The 1985 Random Lrngths Yearbook, listing historical price information for more than 170 key lumber and plywood items, is $24.75 from Random lrngths, PO. Box 867, Eugene, 4.97m.

Fircside Fashions

Six new models are featured in a free builrin fireplace brochure from Preway, l43O 2nd St., N., Wisconsin Rapids, Wi. 54494.

Plumbing Guide

A new rough-in guide for installing fixtures is free fiom Briggs Plumbingware' Inc.. 4350 W. Cypress St.. Suite 800' Tampa, Fl. 33607.

Credit Gheck

"Credit, Collections and Cash Flow." a 33min. video training film, is $129.95 from North American Wholesale Lumber Association, Suite 680, S. Arlington Heighs Rd., Arlingon Heights, ll. 60005.

Compute By The Book

"National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association Computer Manual" is $25 plus postage from NLBMDA, 40 Ivy St., S.E., Washington, D.C. 20003.

Mouldings & Morc

A complete lGp. catalog of casings' plant-ons. rails and numerous other moulding producs is fiee from Mariner's Forest hoducts. lnc.. 260O S. Susan St., Santa Ana. Ca. 927M.

Added Reinforcements

A l0-p. catalog of securiry prodtrcts is fr'ee from MAG Engineering & Manufacturing. Inc.. 15261 'Iiansistor [:ne. Huntinglon Beach. Ca. 92649.

Compound Sentences

A lGpg. catalog of rcadY-mixed and power jnint compounds is frce fiom United States Gypsum, l0l S. Wbcker Dr.. Chicago, tl. 60606.

Undercover Cooft

Plans for constructing a "grill garage" to store outdoor cooking equiprnent are free frrom Dept. Ol-2, Western $krod hoducts Association, l5OO Yeon Building. Fortland. Or.972M.

Redwood Outdoors

An 8-p. guide &scribing redu'md gndes and panerns for outdoor applicatbns is ftee frrom Simpeon Timber Co., P.O. Drau'er 1169. Arcata. Ca. 95521.

lnsulation Saves Dollars

"How to Save Money by lnsulating Your Home" is 5OC and a self-addressed' stamped envelope from Mineral Insularion Manufacnuers Association, 382 Springfield Ave.' Summit. N.J.07901.

Sales Aids

A 32-p. catatog of nrercturdising aids and point of purchase displays is free ftom ArtPhyl Creations. 16250 N.W. 48th Ara.. Miami. Fl. 33014.

l,Uaterprcof The Roof

-Narional Rmfing Contrrctcs Association Rmfing and Warrgoofing Manual'" a 6Gpg. rcvised and expanded secord edition, is $84 for members and $98 for nonmembers ftom NRCA, 8600 Bryn Mawr Ave.. Chicago. ll. 60631.

Florida Gulf Coast Lumber Company For Sale

Profitable contractor/retail yard with $3.5 million minimum sales potential. Explosive growth area. P.O. Box 20974, Sarasota, Fl. 335 83.

WHAT'S NEW?

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RUVO #925 Door Machine

RUVO #1400 assy. table

NORFIELD #150 mitre & kerf saw Call C. Robinson at (813) 248-6t51

CREOSOTE and CCA posts, lumber, barn poles and piling, and other treated forest products. Baxley Creosoting Co., Inc., P.O. Box 458, Baxley, Ca. 31513; (912) 3674&6.

CT-A,RKFORKLM

1978 model, 8500 hours, hard rubber tires, $5,500 or best offer. Call A.J. Harris. Baton Rouse Lumber Co.. (5O4) 927 -2400.

REPRINTS of hardwood articles from The Merchant Magazine. Excellent for reference or training. Domestic Hardwoods, $10; Southeast Asian Hardwoods. $5: South American Hardwoods, 94; all three, $16. Send your check today including name and address to Hardwood Reprints c/o The Merchant Magazine, 4500 Campus Dr., suite 480, Newport Beach, Ca. 92660.

KITCIIN CABINETS. Wood or mica seconds. closeouts, distressed, odd balls, warehouse rashed. junk. Also cabinet doors and face frames. Cashll Call Tony, Tampa, Fl. (813) 621-2380.

MIKE OWEN & ASSOCIATES

EXECUTM SEARCH for lumber and buildins products industry only. Rerail. wholesale mfgl nationwide. Inquiries/resumes in confidence. 60 years combined experience/contacts. PO. Box 4O1663, Dallas, Tx. 7524O. (214) 248-fi1}.

Successful manager with experience in coordinating. directing. controlling both inside & outside sales staff. Four years with well established retail lumber yard. Prefer Florida area, but will relocate. Send for resume from Box 62, c/o Building Products Digest.

ERSATILITY ntcans nlore uses. custonters and sales lbr pressure treated wood.

A dealer can sell this versatilitv u'ith confidence because he knor',s that customers like the easy care. qualit,v and durabiliti, of prcssure treated wrxrd. Cusk'rnters collte back lsain ani again as thev discover additional uses lirr this versatile woocl procl uct

Story at a Glance

Pressure treated wood offers multiple sales opportunities for dealers and wholesalers . . . product can be sold with confidence that it will perform well . variety of outdoor uses is a plus for both buyer and seller.

Decks are a popular wav to use pressLlre treatecl wood. Erpanding the livin-g arcu tbr fantilr'. entertaining gLrests, dining or as an attracti\,e surround lirr an activity area like a pool. thev are bcxh practical und beautifirl. Fencing. patiu roofing. planters and entrances firr ntobile units are other popular uses fbr pressure trcuted u,rxrd.

Water front structures such as fetaining u.,alls. clocks and piers can be built of pressrrre treated u'ood tirr clurabilitl, arrd attracti\,enes s.

Near perntancnt prctection with low ntaintenance. safetr and a natural wrxtd look thiit agcs beautilirllr,-rrhlf rnore could a custonrel u,ant?

Bob Dane, sales consultant for Dataline, Altamonte Springs, Fl., died after a massive heart attack January 21, 1986, in Ormond Beach, Fl. He was 64.

Mr. Dane was involved for more than 40 vears in the lumber and home center industry beginning in high school when he drove a truck for his father's lumber business in Wisconsin. About 25 years later, they sold the business and moved to Florida.

Working at Barber Lumber, West Palm Beach. Fl.. he became vice president of finance, purchasing, installing and operating computer systems. Four years ago he joined Dataline.

Mr. Dane is survived bY his widow, Patricia, and four children.

Mary G. Epperson, vice president and a member of the board of directors of Epperson Lumber Sales Inc., Statesville, N.C., died February 14, 1986. in Statesville. She was 61.

Born in lredell County, N.C., she attended Mitchell College and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She was a member of the North American Wholesale Lumber Association and had been with Epperson Lumber since its inception in 1972.

Mrs. Epperson is survived by her husband. Jim. Sr.. her mother, two sons and one step-grandson.

News Briefs

(Corttinue<J Jrom page l6) lhvajo Forest Products Indrtries, Navajo, N.M., will begin a major mill improvement pro$am this summer

Housing starts fell 3.5Va in Feb. (latest figs.) to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.985.000 units multi-family starts were up ll.27c while single family starts slid llTo . starts in the south dipped 20.8Vc to a 732,000 unit rate building permits nationally dropped6.9Vc . .

Cedar Update

The list of members of the Western Red Cedar Lumber Association on page 14 in the February issue of Building Products Drgesr should have included Sawarne Lumber Co., Ltd., 200 Bridge Street, North Vancouver, B.C. V7H IWZ (604) 324-4666.

Walter Marley Fields, a longtime lumberman. died Feb. 22, 1986, in Memphis, Tn., at the age of 97.

Born in Bedford. In.. Mr. Fields began his lumber career in 1904. Before retiring, he was with Nickey Brothers Lumber Co., Memphis, and Georgia Pacific Corp. in Dumas, Ar. He was a former member of the Memphis Lumberman's Club and Westside Hardwood Club of Pine Bluff.

During his lumber career. Mr. Fields traveled extensively in South America and Mexico. He fought in the banle of the Argonne Forest in France during World War I.

Mr. Fields is survived by one son. two daughters, three grandsons and three great grandchildren.

EL. "Mike" Young, former chairman and treasurer of Mauk Forest Products. Meridian. Ms.. died on Jan. 12. 1986. in Meridian. He was 85.

Bom to a lumber family in Bay City, Mi.. he lived in Flint, Mi., until 1944 when he moved to Mississippi to work for the C.A. Mauk Lumber Co. In 1953 he and the president, Stanley Mauk, formed Mauk Forest Products. which was liquidated in 1980.

Mr. Young was a member of the North American Wholesale Lumber Association and an associate member of the Southem Forest Products Association.

He is survived by his widow, Laura, one son and three grandchildren.

Building Products Dlgest

Kenneth R. Strassburg, vice president of eastern operations at FloridaPacific Lumber Co., Miami, Fl., died after a heart attack Feb. 28, 1986, in Fort l-auderdale, Fl. He was 62.

Born in Michigan, Mr. Strassburg served as a paratrooper in World War II, making five combat jumps and participating in the liberation of the Philip pine Islands.

A past president of the Florida Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association, he worked at Gate City Lumber in Florida and as vice president of Mack lrdustries. Hollywood. Fl. Eight yean ago he joined Dant & Russell Inc.. Florida-Pacific's parent co.

Mr. Strassburg is survived by his widow. Marion. one brottpr. four children and three grandchildren.

R. Tbm Jaynea chairman of the board of Joyner Lumber Co., I-akeland, Fl.. died Feb. 26. 1986. in L:keland. He was 66.

Born in Lakeland. Mr. Joyner was graduated from the Univeniry of Vtrginia. In the early 1950s, he founded Joyner Lumber.

He has served as president of the Florida Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association. national representative for the Florida Builden Association. mayor of L:keland and two terms on tln L:keland Ciry Commission.

Mr. Joyner is survived by his widow Gladys. his mother. three daughters. one son and five grandchildren.