NAT ANE

Known for more than two decades as Hardware Industry Week, the events take place this year Aug. 10-13 in Chicago, Il.

The National Building Products Exposition & Conference will be previewed in Expo Preview, a fullcolor special section in the July issue of The Merchant Magazine.

Sidinq Nails-

o No Staining

. No Streaking r Slender shank and blunt diamond ooint

Highest quallty nails for cedar, redwood and other fine wood materlals.

. Diamond oattern head blends with wood texture o Small head diameter permits face nailing and blind nailing r Annular ring threads oreclude nail head popping and cupping of siding boards

. AlSl Grade

304 nickel/chromium

lllfood Screws

r Self-counter sinking bugle and trim heads o Square drive recess eliminates driver bit cam-out. Sharp point for quick penetration with minimal pressure r Self-tapping coarse threads o Coated with non-stick, dry lubricating film o Solid nickel/ chrome stainless steel for superior corrosion resistance r 6 lengths: l" through 3"

For additional data and dealer intormation: tCONTINGENT of Japanese builders (top photo), in town visiting mill and wholesale distributors, including Landmark Building Products, San Bernardino, Ca., which distributes a wide range of products throughout the western U.S. and export markets. (Lower photo) Landmark's Lance Duke (standing, right) and Steven Thurgood (standing, left) presented a product knowledge seminar on Maxi-Plank and Maxi-Panel liber cement siding, R-Wrap housewrap, MultiCoat Stucco Coalings, and Cladwood MDO sidings, products showing rapid growth in the Japanese and Pacilic Rim marketplace,

Jood may twist when wet, but water can't -penetrate MaxiPlank and MaxiPanel. So even under the wettest conditions, our fiber cement siding materials won't warp, twist or buckle. Remember us when you need a material that won't drink the water.