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Sensors & Sensibility

Software to help select occupancy sensors for most commercial buildings is free from Pass & Seymour/legrand, Box 4822, Syracuse, N.Y. 13221 ; (8OO) 223-4185.

Epoxy Freebie Via The Web

A free sample of Epoxy Wood Stik or an epoxy Concrete Floor Coating Kit brochure is available to visitors who click onto Devcon Consumer Products' Web site at www.devcon.com.

This Report Nails'em

An illustrated guide of their retail lighting program is free from Philips Lighting Co., Box 6800, Somerset, N.J. 08875; (800) 555-0050.

Foam For The Home

A full-color brochure on Dow Corning's 3-5000 Silicone/Polyurethane Foam Roofing System is free from Polycoat Systems, 5 Depot St., Hudson Falls, N.Y. 12839; (800) s47-40M.

This'll Floor'em

The 1998 design book of residential and commercial flooring products is free from Congoleum, Box 3127, Mercemllle, N.J. 08619; (609) 584-3000.

A Resin In The Sun

A new brochure on solid surfaces made with isopolyester resin is free from Amoco, 200 E. Randolph Dr., Chicago, Il. 60601; (312) 8s6-3092.

A Winter's Tale

The 20-p. 1998 winter tool catalog of snow removal tools and accessories is free from Ames, Box 1774, Parkersburg, W.V. 26101; (800) 725-9500. of ony New Literoture item item by contocting eoch compony directly.

A revised National Evaluation Report covering use of power driven nails and staples for building construction is free from the International Staple, Nail & Tool Association, 512 W. Burlington, Ste. 203, La Grange, Il. 60525; (708) 482-8138.

Plywood & OSB Specs

New product spec sheets for Willamette Industries' southern plywood and OSB are free from Box 907, Albany, Or. 97321: (3r8) 255-6258.

Hardwood Buying Guide

The 1998 edition of Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Association's Where to Buy Guide and Membership Directory is $5 from HPVA, Box 2789, Reston, Va. 20195: (703) 435-2900.

Book To The Future

The 168 p. softcover Wood Engineering in the 2lst Century: Research Needs and Goals is $28 from the American Society of Civil Engineers, 1801 Alexander Bell Dr., Reston, Ya.20191: (80u 548-2723.

Follow That Cabinet

The 1998 Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association's directory of certified producers is free from 1899 Preston White Dr., Reston, Ya.20191; (703) 264-1690.

CD-Rom For Home Builders

A CD-Rom on "System Thinking for the Home" and "System Thinking Builder Alliance," a program for improving home building and marketing, is free from Owens Corning, 1 Owens Corning Pkwy., Toledo, Oh. 43659; (800) 438-7465.

Tile Catalogs

A pair of 1998 catalogs featuring Olean and Dalite brand tiles is free from American Olean,'7834 C.F. Hawn Fwy., Dallas, Tx. 7 5217 ; (214) 398-141 1.

Roof Specification Software

Celo-Spec, a commercial roofing systems selection software program, is available from Celotex Corp., 4010 Boy Scout Blvd., Tampa, Fl. 33607; (800) 235-6839.

Lattice Help

An idea book for retailers selling lattice and trellis products is free from TuffBilt, 3200 Robert T. Longway Blvd., Flint, Mi. 48506; (800) 879-7723.

Wood U B Mine?

A 36-p. magazine of d-i-y projects is free from Minwax, 717 Faxon Rd., Young America, Mn. 55397; (201) 818-7500.

Whole Lotta Gloves

An illustrated 50-p. catalog on the 1998 lineup of work, garden and team sports gloves is available from Wells Lamont, 6640 W. Trouhy Ave., Niles, Il. 60714; (800) 323-2830.

A SH ISa big hit with the AAmerican public.

Possessing a high resistance to shock, ash has been widely used in the manufacture of baseball bats and other sports equipment, such as tennis racquets, billiard cues and gymnasium equipment.

In addition, ash is used for tool handles, furniture, truck body parts, kitchen cabinets, doors, interior trim, paneling, moulding, fixtures, and bending stock.

Ash is predominantly marketed as white, black or brown ash (Fraxinus nigra). White ash is a general classification of seven species including white ash (Fraxinus americana), green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica), blue ash (Fraxinus quadrangulata), black ash (Fraxinus nigra), pumpkin ash (Fraxinus profunda) and Oregon ash (Fraxinus latifulia). Brown ash is sourced from the black ash tree, but has a deep brown hue.

To distinguish species of white ash, the timber is usually grouped by weight and hardness or texture (tough texture and cabinet grade.)

White ash often has more toughtextured stock than other species of ash. Pumpkin and black ash are lighter in weight than white ash and are useful for shipping containers and furniture.

Similar to plain sawn oak minus the visible medullary rays, ash, which is occasionally streaked with a brownish fleck, is straight grained and slightly lighter than oak.

Ashhosbeen widely

used in the monufocture of boseboll bots ond other sports equiPment.

It has a definitive grain that allows the wood to be finished to a bright luster.

The wood can be classified into three textures: tough, medium and soft. Southern ash has a soft/medium texture and is lighter in color while Appalachian ash is tough and has a browner hue.

Ash is strong, hard, stiff and heavY and has good elasticity qualities. White ash has greater strength properties than Oregon ash.

Despite its lack of tolerance to pin