Select Fir-Sawn Plyruood Siding

The same quality of material and excellence of manufa ture that have given Palco products their mark of sup riority for over 100 years combine to make Palco Fir-Sav a superior Douglas fir plywood siding.

USE:

Select Fir-Sawn is an economical siding for residential ar commercial construction on which panels with synthel patches are acceptable. Synthetic patched panels f inishr with semi-transparent stains will look somewhat rustic wi the patches visible. Solid color stains and also oaints ci conceal the patches, making a uniform panel appearanc as shown in a photo on reverse side.

It may be applied direct to studs in many hous designs, thus serving as both siding and sheathing, may be applied over any type sheathing. Flr-Sawn has hig strength values that are important in engineering desig of shear walls.

APPEARANCE:

Select Fir-Sawn is a product with a handsomely sar textured surface and with the economy of face venee that include synthetic patches, wood shims and woc router patches. The synthetic patches are allowed up 1-3l4" across grain. The wood router patches are recta gular in shape to blend with the grain and texture. lr boat patches are used.

The Select Fir-Sawn face provides a textured surfa< free of knots and knotholes excellently suitable for pai or solid color stain finishes; semi-transparent stains cz be used if the synthetic patches are wanted to be visibl

PRODUCT ACCEPTANCE:

Fir-Sawn is manufactured to the soecifications of U.r Product Standard PS 1, to the American Plywood Associ tion's "303 Specialty Siding ' and is stamped with the AF grade trademark. lt complies with FHA standards ar gradestamp includes an FHA reference marking. lts use approved by all the major regional building codes ar most local codes.

A product of THE PACIFIC LTIMBER COMPAI\TY

Ihls is a Select panel with lnverted Batten pattern. Available patterns are described on reverse side.

AII Palco FirSawn plies are 1 lB" thick. Panels with 1 18" thick tar veneer are distinctly superror to panels with thtnner ace veneet b r*,ff:niifui*tu. :e.*l:.}rd.d-**tu;::E;-i';,=i,,-.1:= rIR-SAWN STANDARD

|wn units are covered with good quality heavy Each unit has several of these instruction sheets tgated jackets for protection in transit and which gets application and tinishing recommenda7e. These also provide easy identitication. flons as c/ose as posslb/e into the hands of the siding applicator.

SIZES AND PATTERNS:

engths 8', 9' and 10' in all items

Thickness

'lain Pattern: has no face grooves.

Face Pattern

Edge Pattern

Square or Shiplap

Shiplap

Square or Shiplap

Shiplap

Shiplap

;hannel Groove: has grooves 3/8" wide, 1/16" deep, same spacings as T'l :'11. '1:11: is a grooved pattern, grooves 3/8" wide, 1/4" deep, spaced 4" or 8'.' nverted Batten: is a grooved pattern, grooves 1-1/2" wideby 1/4" deep, spaced 12i' lote: lnverted Batten and 5/8" Plain grademarks show "24" oc" which means can be pplied to studs "24" oci' All the others show "16" ocl' iELECT FIR-SAWN DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS:

:ace Veneer: Free of knots and knotholes. Solid pin knots allowed up to 3/81' Well joined when of more than one piece. Pitch pockets not allowed; pitch streaks averaging not more than 3/8" wide and blending with color of wood allowed. Minor splits or cracks are usually only up lo 1116" x24',' with occasional 1/8" to a point. Repairs limited to wood router patches, wood shims, and plastic patches. Patches are limited to a maximum of 18, but most face veneers have less. No boat patches allowed.

)ross bands rnd backs: C fir. rdhesive: Exterior.

)enters: C fir; C fir repaired to solid for Inverted Batten pattern.

'exturing: Saw-textured face.

Jote: Se/ecf Fir-Sawn grademark includes APA 303 siding grade ot 30318-S/fl though rost Se/ect Fir-Sawn exceeds that grade. :I R-SAWN

Plywood Si Di Ng Availabi Lity

Shipmentof Fir-SawntoPacificLumber's Clear Grade which is the top Fir-Sawn rustomers can be in straight carloads or grade. lt complies with and exceeds APA ruckloads, and in mixed carloads or truck- siding grade 303-6-W rads with redwood lumber and plywood Sound Grade which has an average of rnd fir lumber uppers.

12 boat shaped veneer patches. lt com-

Two other grades of Fir-Sawn plywood plies with and exceeds APA siding grade iding are available: 303-18-W

R0Ull0IABtE participants included lllJohn Ganahl, Richard Miller, Lauren Jacobbe. l2l Ralph Froiland, John Golby, Norm Clow, Andy Ersek. l3l Lloyd 0lson, Ted Gilbert, Hank Childers. l4l Andy Beckstrom, Sterling Wolfe. {51 Pete Ganahl, Jim Duart. 16l John Newquist, Bob Ransom, Pete Speek. l7l George Howard, Harry 0uentmeyer, Steve Freeman l8l Wayne and John Mullin l9l Frank Bader, Frank McLean, Lenelle Duecker. ll0l Ralph Smith, Don

(Continued from page 8) lin. Frank Purcell, Robert Sievers. Peter V. Speek and Gordon Woolard.

The business sessions beean Nov. 16, with an open forum of rou-ndtables, half retailers and half wholesalers. discussing a number ol topics. Among the conclusions forthcoming in the summation period: deregulation of truckers could help eventually to force down railroad freight rates: workmans comp. rates are unlikely to ever come down, but individual company safety ellorts cln help hold down rutings. save money; uniform packaging in lumber and plywood could help both mills and wholesalers.

Dailey, Don Norris. llll Robert Fishbaugh, Walt Sopp. ll2l Bill Johns0n, Verl Rhine, Ray Peterson. ll3l Gordon Beach, Dennis Richardson, Don Derbes, Tom Hippie. ll4l George Clough, Jerry Essley, Ed Fountain, Sr., Frank Bader. (l5l Ralph Froiland, Jim Frodsham. ll6l Don Willard, Scolt Cardwell, Jim Taft, Andrew Ganahl. (l7l Boger Braniger, Randy Philips, Larry 0lson. llSl Don Morris, Larry 0uinlan.

Following was an inspirational talk by Dr. Gunter Klaus, managing director of the Institute for Advanced Planning, who got a good initial reaction from the group when he noted that, "God must have had a bad day when he created accountants." Klaus feels accountants do not take enough cognizance of people's role in business.

He urged the lumbermen to think big; to work to eliminate their own job so that they would have more time to concentrate on making moneyl read to

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