IHE TURMA]I SY$EM I]ITRODUCES STURDI.WOOD ORIE]ITED STRA]ID BOARD

Engineered To Work In These Apptications

. Roof Sheathing . Sub Flooring/Underlayment

. Stair Treads . Lamination Substrate

. WallSheathing Shelving

D.l.Y. Projects . Crating . Pallets

Engineered To Incorporate These Speciat Features

. Designed with a 3-layer perpendicular orientation for added strength, stiffness, and dimensional stability.

o Constructed in thickness from /a" lo11/c" and in panef sizes up to8' x24!

. Designed in one grade - replacing several grades of plywood.

. Engineered with a solid core.

Furman Lumber, a coast to coast distributor of quality lumber products introduces Sturdi-Wood from Pelican Mills. This state of the art Oriented Strand Board is ideallv suited for residential ano industrial construction, plus a wide variety of do-ityourself applications. Furman Lumber has many years of experience in this new generation of structural panels and is confident that this improved OSB product will play a significant part in the dynamic growth of the western construction industry.

Guaranteed Knot free, Void free and Patch free. Designed to cut, drill and nail easily.

. Formulated with a non-Urea exterior glue (Phenolic Resin).

. Designed to be at least equalto plywood in every way.

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