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want top of the line," the manager at a lumber yard specializing in cypress immediately knew what to show her.

Although the customer and her husband wanted to give new life to a beach front cottage, the salesman could have recommended cypress for the finest mansion being built in the area. Cypress is equally at home in a formal or informal setting.

The couple was sold on cypress when they saw the store's display. "A good display really makes a difference," the wife commented. "Seeing all the different grades lets you choose between making cypress formal or informal. Cypress has a certain appeal and wood gives life as nothing else does."

"Its appearance, versatility and availability are part of that appeal," says Susan Regan, executive vice president of the Southem Cypress Manufacturers Association.

Professionals who use cypress are enthusiastic about its qualities. "Cypress is the best product I know of," aclnowledges the owner of a large custom home construction company. He uses mainly select grades and finds cypress to be more CYPRESS performs well in both fomal and lnformalsettings. The classic millwork shown in these photos is crafted from cypress as are the custom made kitchen and bath cabinels in a seashore coltaoe. Cvoress can be left natunl or painted'ab desired, available than other species and ruly price competitive.

An interior trim carpenter with another construction company agrees, "It has few knots and good color and, compared to a comparable pine, it's less expensive."

Cypress is an architecnral woodwork favorite because it's stable, has good nail holding characteristics, doesn't split when nailed, glues very easily, is decay resistant and mills well, the veteran lumber yard manager adds. These characteristics make cypress ideal for mantels, mouldings, hand rails and other fine architectuxal woodwork.

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How good displays help sell cypress

Ways to promote its versatility and adaptability to every style.

"That's what I like about cypress," the lumberman says. "It's far superior to other species."

Lumbernen, builders and homeowners all agree cypress has no equal. For fine architecnral millwork, a ceiling, beams, kitchen or bath cabinets, a deck - the wood has no equal in their opinion.

For spec ific informat ion about cypress, contact the Southern Cypres s Manufacturers Association, 400 Penn Center Blvd., Suite 530, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15235, (412) 829-0770 - Editor.