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Fastener Your Seat Belts

PrimeSource Building Products has introduced a new line of commercial and residential construction fasteners that are said to resist corrosion and prevent discoloration and stainlng.

PrimeGuard Plus nails and screws are available in BTM Coating, stainless steel for working with cedar or redwood, and aluminum for use with gutters and trim.

- Please contact (972) 417-3701 or vi sit www. prime s ourc ebp. c om

Can't Burn This Breather

Benjamin Obdyke's three-dimensional nylon underlayment for wood roofing has received a Class A fire rating.

Swan Style Deck Fastening

Swan Secure Products has introduced a packaged "invisible" deck fastening system that contains an installation guide and enough fasteners to install 100 sq. ft. ofdecking.

EB TY Square Pack consists of

Substrate Super Product

A bendable substrate said to be a economical substitute for bendins panels is new from Interior Products.-

- Please contrct (800) 966-2801 or so online at www.swansecure.com

Products Ltd.

Rock Cleat is 54" long and reportedly allows for easy full board installation across wall and ceiling studs.

- Please contact (888) 923-8799

One Tough HVAC Hombre

A new fastener tool from PowerFast stands up to the repetitive fastening required in HVAC applications.

Cedar Breather can now be installed with fire treated wood shingles or shakes without compromising its fire rating.

- Please contact (800) 523-5261 o r v is it www. be nj aminobdyke. c om

EconoKore is a 2-ply product for use in radius projects and is installed using traditional fabricating tools.

- Please contact (800) 637-3539 or go online at www.interiorproducts. com

Getting Drywall Up

A new rigid thermoplastic foam mounting fastener for installing drywall has been introduced bv Crane

Outward Clinch Staplegun features a bottom load magazine, staple reload window, and a locking handle that is said to reduce staple waste.

- Please contact (800) 858-8501 or go online at www.desaint.com

Lift This Power Stacker

A power lift stacker for light-duty material handling is new from Multiton MIC Corp.

Model SM l5120, a walk-behind stacker, is available in a single mast for 62" lift or a telescopic mast for lifts up to 130".

- Please contact (804) 737-7400 or po online at www.multiton.com

Aluminum Accordion Doors

Woodfold-Marco Mfs. has introduced aluminum a""oriion foldins doors that are custom made to order. -

Let's House Wrap lt Up

A new housewrap from Reemay meets Type I air barrier requirements and has a optimal perm rating of 13.9.

Typar HouseWrap reportedly prevents air penetration into the wall cavity and is the equivalent to 5/8" particleboard in stopping air leakage.

- Please contact (800) 284-2780 o r v i s it www. typarhous ew rap. c om

A Hex On You

Bondhus Corp. has introduced a line of hex tools to reach screws in obstructed areas.

Stubby hexes are made of Protanium steel and are said tobe 20%o stronger than similar products.

40 -y ear limited warranty.

Pinnacle Premier Designer

Shingles feature a shadow line to simulate wood shakes, full random cuts to ease installation, and an an algaeresistant option for added protection.

- Please contact (770) 952-1442 or go online at www.atlasroofing.com

Wallboard Ink Maestros

Matthews International has introduced a black ink-jet printing system for wallboard manufacturers that is said to tse TOVo less ink than traditional drop-on-demand ink-jet marking systems.

SCP-610 ink is used with the S.C.L F.I. 3200 small character. ink-iet printing system and is designed-in conjunction with the target printing system.

- Please contact (412) 665-2500 o r vi s it www. matthew smarkins. c om

Alumifold doors come with either solid or decorative perforated panels that incorporate a single solid aluminum extruded body panel in a clear anodized finish.

- Please contact (503) 357-7181 or go online at www.woodfold.com

Fabulous Forklift Facts

A 6,000-lb. capacity industrial pneumatic tire forklift truck that incorporates telescopic boom technology instead of vertical mast design is new from Sellick Equipment Ltd.

- Please contact (800) 3288310 or go online at www.bondhus. com

Keep The Heat In The House

A solid foam core panel for wall insulation that is said to have an Rvalue that outperforms conventional stud construction is new from Insulspan Inc.

Insulspan is made of expanded polystyrene foam sandwiched between two pieces of OSB.

- Please contact (800) 726-3501 or go online at www.insulspan.com

Roofing With Panache

Atlas Roofing Corp. has introduced a laminated fiberslass mat shingle that comes with eithir a 30- or

Talk To The Field Crew

New Web access platform technology that keeps office and field staff in communication is new from Clip Software.

Teletruk can reach over and lift a 3,500-lb. load from the other side of a truck, trailer or rail car. The carriage features lll'oftilt.

- Please contact (519) 738-2255 o r v is it www. s e llic ke quipment. c om

Clip Connect provides real-time information exchange using a Webenabled cellular phone. All information for invoicing a customer is said to be automatically updated.

- Please contact (800) 635-8485 or go online at www.clip.com on ony Ne\4, Product

Hanging With HVAC Duct

A polvpnrpl'lcnc nronofilatrient webbing for hanging HVAC duct has been introclucecl b1'Nclco Products.

Nelco DuctMaster can be attachcd to the support nrernbeL using a nail and is saicl to be easier to install than convcntional metal strapping.

The procluct conforrns to UL723 requlrements.

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Clopay Buildirts I)ro ducts I'ras irtlroduccrl lt rtcu linc ol ri'inclow lcatufcs t() its linc ol stccl gilftlgc (lo()r's.

Strrrlio ('ollcttiort lcu ttrr-cs lour nctl rlcsillns that e lin hc nrircd uncl Inatched to coorrlinate u'ith thc look o1 a lionrc.

Thc ri inclou s have a bcr clcd -ulass krok u ith plati nr.nl-colored caming.

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Brucc Hardr.rood Floors has introduccd French uhitc oak \\ood 1'loor ing ri ith u ood srairts nrillcd in lrrne. Irnclrr plrttcrn:.

The hardr.r'ood flooling is r, ^-r-^-,^r. h.,,..r .r,,,..rhlc rJ !^LrLrrrrr_\ reslstanl.

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Some people save every nickel. Others use them to buv a Weinig moulder*.

Whether voul shop is l.rrge, small or sonewhere in bt trvt r.n. r'orr need J st.lte of the-.rrt rnoulder that c.rn rl.rxirnize prorllLction. You need a Weinig

I)roiim.rt .rrd r,or.r L^an affofd one. too. With Weinig's Plocluction'[Jased Pavrnent Plan IPBITP) - vou can run .rll the protlLrct ),ou \\,ant thror-rgh the machine and pa1' jrrst 5tl per foot. PBPP a tlettef \\,a) to sa\re.

Call or f.rx r.rs.rncl r've'll send vott a speci.rl nickel /,/irs soure gre,tt irtform;ttor Weinig

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Che.rr1t1;1L1 Hat'tlurtorl Pt'orlttels hus introdLrccil a clecking line nurrlc llorn South Anrericarr hardu,oorl s .jltoba and rnussarandubu.

Hxccutivc Dcckin-g linc featurcs rlrlius ed-tc plof iles ol'5i-l" or '1l-1" nlLssaranclubu und :1" and (r" widths. Posts arc jatoba. while bulusters arc .ilrlohlt rrf Inlrsrlrtlrntltthl.

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Flooring rnirdc ol' 1007c plirntation gro\\'n coconut pulnt lumbe| u'ith a color that ran-ges t'rom mediunr to dark rnahoganv is availablc llour Smith & Fong.

Boardualk has a Class I f ile rating rund comcs u ith a l0-year limitctl \\'arfanty.

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Pre-Cast Concrete Czar

A l'astening svstem 10r pre-cast concrctc aDDlications that is said t<r savc tinre ancl Lrtilize less labur is new frrrr PCE Engineering Oy Ab.

[)urapalrl is sairl to bc as stable as rcd ouk and har.cl nraplc I'looring ancl fcatr-rr.cs n non llrrrttuldehr r-lc finish u itlr n() \'O(' e rni:rirrns. lt i: 3/1"r.1"r72" antl ll'utures tortsuc itnd -qrooYe 0n l'clur sidcs. l)lcu.tc contu( t f ,\66l ,\-i-t-9t-t9 or ,qo ottlittt' al l tr'ir'.7r1t bo o.(ont

The Corn6:msits Hoardwalk

Certain'l'ced Corp. hls introcluccd compositc rlecking arrcl railin-g thlt is l)lau.sc ( otttu(t (262) 798-9777 t)t .qtt t,ttIill( (II r'tttt.(|(ttlttIir'.t rtltt

Hleniatic Fustening Mcthod can be uscd with wlrlls, panels. beans. l'cnccs. and l'loorin-g prorlLtcts. Thc svstcnr reportctllv is rcr.rsablc frortt cltst to casi.

Dynamic Vinyl Products

Highly Mixed Trucks

o one has a better product mix than Bright Wood. We ofier hundreds of products so that you can order exactly what you need in the volumes you need. We'll gladly send you a mixed truck shipment. You win with quality millwork plus save money with reduced inventory and shipping msts.

Species Options: Ponderosa pine, radiata pine, hemlock, oak, and maple. And, oh yes, we are also the Bridiata Pine guys with the brightest and whitest radiatia straight from our New Zealand operations.

Product Options:

Full line of door frames and jambs - treated, routed, primed, etc.

Solid, fingerjoint, and MDF mouldings - all profile sanded.

Cutstock for your value-added operation.

Engineered stiles, rails, and sash ... or just veneer.

...Yes. an unbeatable MIX!

Reservation Sells Timber

For the first time since the 1960s, Arizona's White Mountain Apache Tribe will allow off-reservation firms to harvest logs on tribal land.

California and Mississippi firms will salvage timber charred during the Rodeo-Chediski fires this past summer on 300,000 acres.

The tribe auctioned off the rights to an estimated 240 million bd. ft. of burnt timber.

The tribe explained the unusual move was the result of severe economic hardship on the reservation. With an unemployment rate of 64Vo, reservation officials fear that the fires may have pushed this figure even higher. "We were struggling when the fire hit, so it didn't help anything," said tribe spokesperson Chadeen Palmer. "We are very happy the sales went for such good prices."

Normally the tribe's timber operations harvest approximately 48 million bd. ft. per year.

Treated Wood Here To Stay

A new study finds that even though composite and plastic lumber will continue to eat away at its market share over the next five years, treated wood will retain its dominant position.

Resource Information Systems interviewed nearly 1,500 people in the industry about the future of treated lumber and composite alternatives.

The study found that treated lumber markets reached maturity at the end of the late 1980s. Since then, negative publicity surrounding CCA treated lumber has pushed usage rates lower.

It predicts that this decline will continue even as ACQ/CBA replaces CCA in 2004 because of the higher price of the alternatives and the public's generalized fear of using chemically treated products.

Although composite lumber will be the primary beneficiary of this trend, the numbers indicate that composites and plastics will not seriously threaten treated lumber's market share at any point over the next five years.

By 2006, treated wood is forecast to still account for over 92Vo of the combined treated, composite and plastic market, down from 97Vo in200l.

Palco Backs Off Headwaters

Pacific Lumber Co., Scotia, Ca., has stopped logging on three sites above flood-prone areas in the Headwaters region after a flurry of environmental criticism in the resion.

The late January move came despite the North Coast Water Quality Control Board rejecting a panel's report that Palco's harvests were causing flooding and should be limited.

Palco's Jim Branham emphasized that the scientific panel never considered the company's habitat conservation plan.

The board. which stated that Palco's own initiatives to prevent damage to waterways were sufficient, set off a wave of criticism from state politicians and environmental groups. As a result, the board backed off some, issuing a few logging permits, but also refusing to waive permit requirements in other cases.

The Headwaters, located in Northern California's Humboldt County, has long been a battleground between Palco's redwood harvesting and competing environmental interests.

California state Senator Byron Sher said that erosion from timber cuts has killed a least a dozen old redwoods in the Humboldt Redwoods State Park.

Palco's Robert Manne insists that his company's logging practices are not causing erosion. But, Palco has agreed to stop logging until the water board meets again on Feb.27.

Logging in the waterways has been scrutinized by environmentalists ever since a 1994 Freshwater Creek flood stranded nearbv residents.

BUT IF YOU BT]ILD IT WITH CHEMOI\ITE "/ACZA TREATED WOOD THEY WON'T HANG AROT]ND.

Carpenter ants. Termites. Woodpeckers.

They love wood as much as you do, but for all the wrong reasons.They want to bore into it, chew on it, destroy it. Stop the destruction before it starts with Chemonite/ACZA pressure-treated wood products.

The Chemonite Pest Tests:

. Chemonite-treated wood kills termites and deflects their attack*

. Chemonite-tr€ated wood repels and prevents carpenter ant attacks** In side-by-side tests, Chemonite wood sustained no damage while untreated wood was destroved

The Chemonlte Facts:

The advancedACZA treatment is also an effective deterrent against rot, decay and marine organisms tsource: Uniwsity of Hawaii studies '*Source: Hansen-Theis labomtory studies visitWWW.ACZA.COO for the most current information on pressure-treated wood.

. The Chemonite process offers long lasting protection, making Chemonite-treated wood ideal for all industrial and commercial projects, including highway and marine projects.

For lumber, timber, marine piling and utility poles, specify Chemonite/ACZ,Abnnd wood preservative as your long-lasting defense against wood degradation.