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P.O. Box 727, Healdsburg, Ca. 95448

(7O7) 433-3313FA){707-431-2913

Nu Forest Products ls a full llne lumber distrlbutlon yard that, un[ke many, has a wlde range of mllltng equlpment that enables us to handle all your speclalized needs. We take parflcular prlde ln the fact that our hlghly skilled rnillmen can grind the knlves and run any pattem your customer requires. O

Environmental House In Portland

Wood will be used for framing, exterior siding, interior paneling, the floor system, windows and doors, cabinets, moulding, roofing and decking in a Portland, Or., environmental house.

Sponsored by the Western Wood Products Association and Home magazine, the ecologically sound house is nicknamed "Harmony House," short for "Man in Harmony with Nature." Part of the Wood Works progftrm, it will demonstxate the vital role wood plays in providing shelter and protecting the environment and be included in Portland's 1994 Street of Dreams exhibit. This display of contemporary home designs attracts as many as 100,000 visitors. Home will featue the house in its SepL 1994 issue and host a special open house for the magazine's 150,000 Northwest readers.

800-371-0637

Big Creek Adds RetailYard

Big Creek Lumber Co., Davenport, Ca., has expanded to Santa Cruz, Ca., taking over small retailer Pleasure Point Lumber Co.

Seventeen-year Big Creek veteran Dean Ruonaver will manage the new branch, seen as a "convenience station" where contractors or weekend carpenters can pick up fencing, decking, insulation, roofing and other basic building materials.

Big Creek says it has no plans to further expand for now or to replace the old Pleasure Point sign with one of its own. It expects to maintrin its current sales mix of 60Vo retail, 40Vo wholesale.

Pleasure Point Lumber Co. founder Carl Van Valkenburgh opened his doors in 1948. A colorful figure, he shunned advertising and didn't even install a telephone until 1979. He retired in 1980, tuming the business over to Ken DeFrees, who began leasing the property o Big Creek July l.

Big Creek was founded in Davenport in 1946, later adding branches in Watsonville, Paso Robles and Santa Maria. It now employs 175, annually selling $30-40 million in lumber and building supplies through wholesale and retail operations. It produces about20-30%o of what it sells.

Warmer Tones In Furniture

Buyers are looking to warmer wood tones in wall units and occasional furniture, according to a Northwest Hardwoods furniture market survey.

Warm or fruitwood browns were found at 25.5Vo of the exhibits, uP from 1991's l9.2%o and 1989's 18.87o. Cool browns, or oiled oak and walnut, have slipped from237o toLt%o and the light browns fron 16%o to 13.7 Vo.