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Since 1937 Central Builders Supplies Company has served independent dealers by helping them remain competitive with large corporation chains.

We're a dealer-owned, non-profit buying corporation that serves as your central source for lumber, general building materials, hardware, tools, building specialties and more.

An experienced staff is trained to handle your needs, promptly and courteously. And all discounts, rebates, datings and ad funds are passed directly to participating members.

Call us. Learn more about our unique system that helps you to remain competitive. And profitable.

Headquarters for Allied Building Centers.

Central Builders Supplies Company

DOMESTIC HARDWOODS FEATURING:

. Red Oak, Northern

. White Oak, Indiana

. Walnut, Eastern Black

HARDWOOD PLYWOODS

LTL,TL, MXEDTL & Carload

Shipments Our Specialty

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. Zebra Wood

Rore Exotic Hordwoods

Handling Hand Tools

An easy-to-apply compound for making custom plastic grips for all types of hand tools is new from Great Northern Research.

Poly Flex may be applied by dipping, brushing or spraying. It reportedly dries in 24 hours to a thick, pliable finish that may be used on metal, wood or plastic. It is said to form a weathertight seal for protection against moisture, chemicals and corrosion, and resist cracking, chipping and peeling.

Roll Out The Masking

A convenient dispenser for paint masking tape is now available from Daubert Coated Products.

Designed to be clipped on a belt, the handy dispenser allows a painter to have both hands free to unroll the masking, cut against the serrated edge and apply to any surface.

The durable plastic dispenser comes in four sizes, to be used with Easy-Mask tape rolls measuring 400 ft. long by 3, 6, 9 or 12 in. wide.

Pet Stop

A ready-to-assemble dog house is now available from Handy Home Products.

The quality plywood Kanine Kabin comes in three sizes, featuring rough-sawn plywood siding, bevel siding roof and waferboard floor. A ridge cap is included to finish the roof peak.

The economical waferboard model is available in two sizes.

It is non-toxic, non-flammable and water-based. Each application provides a coat up to l/8" thick.

The compound comes in a variety of sizes and seven colors (black, blue, red, yellow, orange, green, white).

Can Crusher

A hand-operated aluminum can compactor is new from Pacific Fabrication.

The tape is made of smooth kraft paper, is saturated to prevent paint bleed-through, sticks firmly to most surfaces, and won't leave a sticky residue.

Unstop The Drain

The Flush-n-Flow System from Hahn Manufacturing Co. contains everything needed to unclog drains easily by utilizing water pressure to clear away stubborn blockages.

A unique drain opener with a faucet adapter and shut-off valve is attached to a faucet, overflow drains are sealed off, the sink is filled with 1" of water and the water does the work.

The drain opener is constructed of molded rubber. Also included are an 8-ft. rubber hose, shut-offvalve and faucet adapter.

There is no dismantling of pipes or use of toxic chemicals.

The Masked Dispenser

A new hand-masker from 3M enables painters to dispense a continuous sheet of masking Paper or film in one smooth stroke.

Lightweight and compact, the dispenser helps install protective paper to shield walls, windows and floors from paint runs, roller mist and overspray.

The tool has only two moving parts, and lubrication is not needed. A carrying holster is included.

Fine Leather Pouches

Tool pouches and holders made from the finest grades of leather and canvas are new from Stanlev-Proto.

shelf to hold up to 400 evenly distributed lbs.

Water Watcher

A water leak detector to provide early warning before serious water damage is now available from Cuno. The device is said to mount anywhere and automatically sound an alarm when its sensor comes in contact with water. It also sounds offand flashes when the batterv is low.

Features include extra-thick, topgrain saddle leather tanned scientifically for durability, strength and extended wear; cap-riveted, industrial-strength nylon stitching at all key stress areas; rust-resistant, zincplated tool snaps, and extra deep pockets on all construction aprons and nail bags.

Holders utilize either handpicked, chrome-tanned leather; heavy-duty moccasin leather, or rugged number 8 white canvas.

Shelves For The D-l-Yer

Steel shelving designed to meet the storage needs of the do-it-yourselfer in the home, garage or workshop is new from Penco Products.

Easy-to-assemble Titan shelving is an adjustable, commercial grade shelving available in open and closed-type models.

Strong steel clips attach shelves to the posts. Vertical shelf adjustments can be made at l " increments without disassembling the shelving unit.

Double return front and rear shelf edges, double-flanged side and rollformed offset angle posts allow each

Sections are 75" high, 36" wide and in depths of 72",15", 18" and 24" with five shelves per unit. Packages of four extra shelves are also offered.

Tools Can't Be Lifted

An alarm system to prevent shoplifting of power tools is new from SeKure Controls.

The Guardsman protects carpets, flooring, wallpaper and personal possessions from leaky hot water tanks, heating systems, humidifiers, dish washers, washing machines, pipes, valves, jacuzzis and water beds; overflowing bathtubs, sinks and toilets, and basement flooding from heavy rains, sump pump failure, rising ground water table levels, and frozen pipes that have ruptured.

The 6-oz. device operates with a 9v dc battery at temperatures from -5'to 160".

Steel Garage Door

An economical hollow-pan steel garage door from Taylor combines the look of rough-sawn wood grain with the durability of galvanized steel.

The unit consists of a batteryoperated alarm module and electronic alarm receptacles, operated by simply plugging in the power tool cord.

The Steelpro features double rollformed rails, roll-formed steel tongue and groove section joints and a wood-grained, raised Steel-Tex panel prime painted before delivery. Doors come in a variety of heights and 8'. 9'.76' and 18' widths.

Water Purifier

A new system for separating good water from bad, leaving safe, cledn and better tasting water has been developed by The Water Professionals.

Hide Under The Bed

The Under Bed Organizer, a drawer-on-wheels that serves as an ideal hideaway for blankets, toys and games, is new from AFCO Industries.

When assembled, the kit measures 2 ft. x 2 ft. and is 5-ll2 in.

Timber Sizer

deep. Two units fit under a single bed, four under a double. The only tool required for installation is a Phillips screwdriver.

A sliding cover keeps contents dust free, and the wheels allow for smooth rolling over carpets or floors. The organizers come in a light beise finish.

D.F. GRAPE STAKES

Timbers

From cutting a wedge to pre-fab'd crane pads or mine shafts. Angle cut, cross cut, drilling, dapping-We'll do them all to customer specification.

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The Reverse Osmosis system is said to produce crystal clear and pure water free of bacteria. chemicals. mineral salts and organic matter.

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February 1989

Timber Crisis Warning

Efforts by environmentalists to block sales of government-owned timber are eliminating jobs, closing mills and perhaps leading to an economic disaster, warned the Timber Association of California.

Preventing companies from selling timber from federal land would create "an economic crisis during a period of near-record U.S. demand for lumber and paper products," saY association oflicials.

According to a forest products industry survey of 106 companies in California, Oregon and Washington, 34 mills were closed and more than 900 people were laid off in 1988. If the current trend continues, another 2,222 of the industry's 39,317 employees are likely to lose their jobs. As many as 13,780 layoffs are expected after 1989.

Federal timber under contract to mills has dropped 200/o in the last two years in California and 190/o in western Oregon.

Almost 2 billion board feet of national forest timber in California, Oregon and Washington have been targeted in appeals or lawsuits during the past three years.

Environmentalists blame the timber shortage on the companies. "The reason mills are closing is that the timber industry has cut more trees than it has grown," says the Sierra Club's Carl Pope.