LAMIilATEII BEATIIS

By calling Bohemia, you'd call a wood products manufacturer that has become one of the country's maior suppliers of glue laminated beams.

Since Bohemia constructed its modern Laminated Beam Plant in 1970, the company has become one of the industry's largest suppliers. Bohemia now produces over 25-million board feet ayear of glue laminated material - ranging from industrial roof beams to diversified specialized products. Because all of Bohemia's sawmills respond to the specific needs of the laminating division, the lam plant has the reliability and quality of supply necessary to consistently produce a superior laminated beam product. Bohemia is a member of the American Institute ol Timber Construction (AITC) and manufactures its glue laminated products in strictest compliance with current product standards.

LAM BEAM MANUFACTURING SPECIFICATIONS

Maximum beam depth 75"

Maximum beam length 125'

Maximum beam width 14t/q"

.2x4 through 2x12 Lamstock

Exterior Face Glue

Vertical Finger Joint-continuous RF Curing System

. Conventional and Hydraulic Glue Forms

Douglas Fir, Hem-Fir, Western Woods Stock beams are available in architectural and industrial grades.

Hardwoods on CBS Talk Show

Gage McKinney, v.p. of MacBeath Hardwood Co., San Francisco, recently discussed the advantages of hardwood I furniture and products on "Midday Bakersfield," a public affairs program of CBSaffiliate KPWR-TV. Bakersfield, Ca.

Program host Vivian Tucker also asked McKinney a variety of questions about how to buy, care for and repaiJ hardwood furniture. He was appearing as a representative ofthe Hardwood Institute of New York. the promotional arm of the National Hardwood Lumber Association.

Discussing the advantages of hardwood furniture McKinney said, "a good testimony to the fact that hardwood furniture is the best buy is the great value of antique furniture made of hardwoods. Antiques prove that hardwood furniture will give a life time of service even as it appreciates in value."

"Like all organic things, hardwoods evoke a sympathetic response from us, which is what we mean when we say hardwoods add warmth, beauty and interest to our homes," McKinney said. "lt's a product that I sell with a lot of satisfaction," he added.

When asked about the ecological aspects of forest products, McKinney replied that forest products are the most ecologically sound materials for furniture and construction. "The raw materials that make plastic, steel and aluminum are finite," McKinney said, "but our forests are being renewed even as we talk."

As well as recommending proper care of hardwood furniture, McKinney also warned consumers againsf the use of "wax as you dust" products. "The silicones in these products can penetrate through the finish into the wood itself, making refinishing impossible." he said.

McKinney manages the Montebello, Ca., branch of MacBeath Hardwood. A fifth-generation lumberman. he is also a contributing editor Io The Merchant Masazine.

Export Trends Shift

Drastically changing patterns in the industry were stressed by speakers at the 24th annual convention of the Imported Hardwood Products Association, held recently in Scottsdale, Az.

Michael Buckley, forest marketing services and timber investments management, Singapore, predicted that Japan will buy 6001' of all South Sea logs in 1980. Taswin Natadiningrat, Masyarakat Perkayuan Indonesia, announced that his country will have a total export ban on logs except for domestic consumption effective Jan. 1, 1983.

In contrast, Laerte Setubal, Duratex S.A., Sao Paulo, Brazil,