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Golumn A

I A structural-use panel comprised of plies of wood I veneer arranged in cnrss-aligned layers. Tbe plies are bonded with an edhesive that cur€s upon application of beat and pressure l) A compositc of wood veneer sheet elemcnts Z wtth wood fibers primarily extendod along the length of tbe member. Veneer tbicknes does not execd0.25 in. (6.4mn).

2 Smcoral members manufactured using sawn o'r r,t strucnral composiE lumber fhnges and structural panel webs, bonded together, witb waterproof adhesives, forming an "I" cross-sectional shape.

/ A mu-famed srnc0rral-use panel comprisod of rf thin rectangular wood srands arranged in crossaligned layers with surfrce layers normally uranged in the long panel dfuectim and bonded with waterpr,oof adhesive lf A composite of wood strand elements with wood / nUers primarily oriented along the length of the member. The least dimension of the srands is not geatff than 0.25 in. (6.4mm) and the average length is not less than 150 time.s the least dimension

E An engineered, stress-ratod podua of a timber rf hninating plant comprising assemblies of specially selected and prepared wood laminations securely bCIded togeher with adhesives. The grain of all laminations is approximately paxauel longitndinally. They are corprised of pieces end joinod to form any length, of piees placed or glued edge+oedge to make wider ones or of pieces bent !o curved fonn during gluing.

4( A wood based panel product bonded with a !J waterproofadhesive. lncluded under this designation are plywood" oriented srand board and composite panels These panel products meet the requirements of PS2-92 and are intended for structural use in residential, commercial and industrial applications.

IITHAT is the engineered wood products intelligence U.U quotient at your store? Check yourself and your employees with the following test. hrt the letrcr of each enginecred wmd product in Column B in the blank following the defmition in Column A tbat best describes iL

Golumn E

A l-Joists (Prefabricated)

E Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL)

Q Oriented Strand Board

D ParallelStrand Lunber (PSL)

E Ptywod

E StrwturalGlued Laminated Timber (Glulam)

Q StnrcturaFUse Panel

Story at a Glance

A qulz to teet englneered wood product knowledge deflnitlone lrom APA - The Englneered Wood Aesoclatlon, formerly Amedcan Plywood Aesoclatlon. o'L e'9 J'9 c'v v'e 8'A 3'l

National Home Centers Opening

National Home Centers opened the largest home improvement center in Arkansas May 26.

The 176,000 sq. ft. Fayetteville store is one of the 10 largest home centers in the nation, president and ceo Dwain Newman noted. "When we started 22 yean ago in Springdale as National Window Co., we never dreamed we would grow into the largest full-line building materials retailer in the state."

Covering 16 acres, the new location includes a 137,000 sq. fL showroom, a24,000 sq. ft. lawn and garden area and a 15,000 sq. fL warehouse and lumber storage building. With nine stores, all in Arkansas, the chain expects to start building nro additional Arkansas stores this year.