FMOREIMPORTANT AFTERPROPOSITIONTs THAN EVERBEFOITE.

There's a new attitude in America, typified by Proposition 13.

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Americans aren't opposed to helping each other, but they are opposed to bearing the ever rising costs of government. And mailLof them have decided to put a lid on taxes.

That means that in many places across the country the government may be doing less than it has been up until now.

Less for people in need of help. Less for everyone.

And that means the United Way is going to have to stretch itself further and more efficiently than ever before, or a lot of people who desperately need assistance of one kind or another are simply not going to get it.

Will the United Way be there to grve that assistance when it's needed? ^a.

That's up to you. Now more than ever before, ,,^,,.-utr the United Way needs your help. 1S?

Hose Repair

Bush Hog's hose repair kit is said to withstand a wide ranse of low pressures for longer-last-ing emergency repairs of radiator, heater and other low-pressure hoses on automobiles, trucks, tractors, engines for portable welding units, compressors, generators and home, shop, field and garden equipment.

It contains a four sq. in. fiber- glass patch; two-part adhesive in nomess, sealed mixing pouch; and a plastic tool for spreading adhesive. Cure time is 20 minutes oi less.

Protective Structure

Tube-Lok Products has introduced wide-top ROPS (roll over protective structure) to afford protection from falling limbs, trunks and debris.

Wider by 12" than a standard ROPS, it is a full 60" high, with a long front overhang to permit the operator to move around.

Special shock absorbers reduce structural fatigue to maintain optimum strength in the event of a rollover and reduce driver fatigue.

The top bolts to factory frame brackets with no welding required.

Aluminum Gombo Door

Season-all's new Provincial Jalousie aluminum combination storm/screen door, a blend of Americana with modern jalousie glass unit, is available in a wide range of sizes.

A custom-fil door made in all sizes between 30" and 39" in width. and all heights between 72" and 83%", it is available in l" and lrl" thick model, either with Z-bar piano hinge frame or expander frame. Full screen insert is stan d a rd.

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Redwood and Douglas Fir Lumber.

Cedar Shakes and Shake Felt

Plywood Siding and related items

Steel Door Rates

Beauty plus a Class B ltlz hour fire rating characterize the latest insulated steel door from Therma-Tru Sales Corp. for use in motels, apartments, office complexes, light commercial and residential construction, Available in an embossed six panel design as well as the standard flush model, it has a polyurethane core which provides R Factors as high as 15.l for flush doors and 14.l for embossed desisns.

With a design Tlexibility to allow for installation in masonry or drvwall construction, the companion steel frame includes a neoprene weatherstrip, spring locking stabilizers, adjustable strike plate and an optional weatherstripped sill.

October, 1979

Bath Remodeling Kit

A fiberglass bath remodeling kit, Tub-A-Round, is new from the Home Improvement Division of Masonite Coro.

With five-fiberglass wall panels available in three colors, it can be installed by a professional or do-ityourselfer. It includes three tubes of adhesives and a tube of color-matched caulking. The panels come with pressure-sensitive tape on all edges to helo seal them to the wall.

Deiisned to be installed over most existin! wall surfaces, such as tile, baseboard, and plaster, the panels are adjustable and will fit areas up to 321/;" x651/2"

They are easy to clean with sculptured corner shelving.

Jumbo Plywood Panels

Plywood panels u1r to 2" in thickness. and oversized panels up to 5' x l0', or scarfecl up to 54" x 20'. are availirble for renritnufacturing. c()nslruction. structural. fabrication or industrial uscs lrom Timber Products Sales Co.

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No-Glean Gun

A new, light-weight and easy-to-use spray gun that requires no clean-up flushing and utilizes disposable paper cups as paint reservoirs reportedly makes color change possible in seconds and takes nearly all the mess out of spray painting.

Available previously only for aircraft and automotive manulacture and maintenance, the Docken spray gun is now being offered to consumers at the retail price of $29.95 by Humdinger Research & Manufacturing, Inc.

The only moving parts in the gun are the adjustable spring-loaded trigger and air flow plunger. Because it oper- ates on a siphon-tube principle, no paint flows through or comes in contact with the spray gun itself. For cleaning, the siphon tube is wiped clean and the gun is ready for re-use or storage.

It can be used for sPraYing Paints, lacquers, solvents, liquid soaps, and aircraft dope, and is adjustable for fine to wide spray patterns. Overspray is minimal. A compressor capable of producing from 40 to 120 lbs. per sq. in. of air pressure is required to operate the gun.

Guaranteed for a year, it comes with a supply of 10 disposable cups, a cup retaining clip, and instructions for use.

Specializing In Pine And Fir

PRODUCTS FOR THE INDUSTRIAL AND RETAIL MARKETS.

Standardized Studs

Simpson Timber Co. is now standardizing all its branded stud production under the Rainkote name.

Kiln dried to a moisture content of l9%o or less, treated with clear water repellent and red end sealed to protect its quality from mill to job site, studs are identical in characteiistics.

Prefinished Alder Panels

States Veneer Co.. has three new prefi nished alder panels.

A light brown Mt. Bakeri a dark brown Mt. Custer and a gray Mt. Ashley will be distributed throushout the United States and Canada.

Gun for Pros

Adhesive Machinery has a new portable hot melt gun designed for rhe prolessional tradesman.

It weighs I I oz., allows the user complere visibility for positioning of the adhesive, loads with either 4" or 15" sticks, and will dispense glue at rate of 24 oz. per hour. Over 2' of glue line can be dispensed with a single [rigger depression.

Valved nozzle provides instant adhesive cut-off with interchanseable nozzles available to apply differen-t configurations. A built-in stand lets the operator set the gun down anywhere.

Complete with one hole valved nozzle,5'3" electric cord. 85W heater. 375'F preset rhermostat and flip-up gun stand for $19.95, it is fully warranted for 30 days and guaranteed unbreakable for life. It can be returned for exchange at a cost of only $10, postage paid one way.

Ho-4e Designed for Paraplegic

Designed to enable a paraplegic to be self-sufficient and live without attendant care. a house classified as a barrier free dwelling is under construction in Las Vegas, Nv.

Unique features include a kitchen allowing access to all cupboards and drawers lrom wheel chair height and a countertop that adjusts to three different levels.

The bathroom provides a wheel chair roll-in shower. Porches. walkways and garage flooring are engineered wiih sloping ramps. Door knobs and cabinet pulls of lever design, and pushbutton keyless locking security system are included.

The goal is to complete all construction by Jan., 1980. The home is expected to be used as a model barrier free dwelling for the National Association of Homebuilder's convention ut that time. lt will be open ro the public following the convention, and ultimately occupied by a handicapped individual.

Construction is by Plaster Development Co.

Locking Door Handles

Locking door handles suitable for garage doors, or any other large or medium sized doors, are being manulactyrgd by an Australian co'mpany, Lenlok Hales Ptv. Ltd.

Made of zin6 alloy with a chromium plated finish, they have an etc_hed pattern on the grip face to provrde a comfbrtable grip with a 9ff or l8f lockins turn.

Models available are the T-shape *it-h I l05mm (4r/e") handle grip and the L-shaped with a l2Ohril 143/t") grip. Each has a standard 75mm (3") long, 8mm (5/ro") square steel _shank, which can be supplied in other lengths if required, ahd a projection from the mounting sur- face to the grip of 54mm (2U""). They can be mounted on two tvoes of escutcheon, either with 5mm (11 ,u") coach bolts and nuts or bY blind fixing with 5mm (3/ro") Whitworth melal-thread screws. The second mounting method, which takes two screws fixed from inside the door, can be suPPlied with other threading if large quantities are ordered.

Fireplace a Hot ltem

The Readybuilt line of Precast fireplaces, reportedlY one of the hotest items in recent years, offers a new dealer package with merchandising impact and minimum floor sPace requirements.

Both electric and gas logs can be used for heating flexibilitY.

Backed by 53 years of qualitY and service, construction features offer the look and feel of solid quarry stone or brick but are light enough for customers to install themselves.

A sample fireplace can be set uP as a complete center or a single unit display.

Col,orful display posters are easel mounted to sit on the mantels. Full color brochures, product literature, display ideas and a Professional adv^ertiiing campaign, iricluding radio and television spots, are available. The fireplace will be featured in national consumer magazines and newspapers. The-company offers a complete line of fireplace equipment such as gas and electric logs. hearths and Sack panels, facing systems. mantels and accessories. Dealer discount prices are available in qtrantities of bne, four, and twentY. Units come factory packaged.

Mobile Plugs Doors

Merchandising mobile is Part of a marketing package Masonite Corp. has developed to helP building suPPlY clealers Dromote hardboard-faced doors.

The Peaking for Profit Package includes a dealer ad planner to promote the doors through local newsPaPer advertising: price stickers; envelope stulfers loi direct mailing; speciflcation sheets: and national trade magaztne advertising reprints.

The line includes three faces available in standard sizes.

Oversize Replacement Window

Season-all's custom-fi t replacement window Model 655 is a commerciallY rated (DH-A3-HP) high-performance window for use in replacing oversized windows. particularly those high above grade subiected to heavy wind loads. - Available with single or double insulating glass: exterior head. sill, and iamb coversl and custom-fit, the window permits economical replacement without modilying the existing wall' inside or out.

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cabinet that occupies the area over a toilet or bidet.

The top section has shelves behind pabinet doors for storing towels, washcloths and extra linens. The lower section has adjustable shelf standards for arrangements of shelf and drawer combinations.

Known as the Bath Hutch, it's available in decorator styling from country casual to contemporary in pine, pecan, oak or cherry.

Fuel Tank Repairs

f!" new Bush Hog fucl rank repair Krt ts tmpervious to gasoline. oil, water, sleam, fertilizers and insecticides. It seals pits, pinholes, rust Ieaks. seams, cracks and punctures and can be used on the road, in the field or snop.

Included are mastic sealer stick for temporarily sealing the leak: sandpaper lor cleaning repair area; fiberglass patch: two-part adhesive and seal, nonress mixing pouch, and plastic tool for spreading adhesive.

Pipe Repair Kit

A new pipe repair kit from Bush Hog makes repairs to leaks in plasric, fiberglass and metal pipes and tanks.

It includes a sealed pouch for mixing of the fast-cure adhesive. a foursquare-inch fiberglass patch and a plastic tool for spreading the adhesive.

Holes and cracks in pipe and tanks are. r.epaired by cleaning, sanding, applying the patch, and coverine it with adhesive. The repair cures- in 20 mlnutes or less and is reportedlv impervious to fuels. oil, acids.'alkalies, hydraulic fluids, refrigerants, water and steam.

Classy Faucet

The Chicago Faucet Co. is introducing a new faucet, featuring redesigned strajght-line-tapered escutcheons, a 4%" sculptured spout and comfortspun across handles for a classic look. Available in a wide spread pattern on 8" centers, wilh or without a pop-up waste, it comes in chrome or brushed chrome.

Color Coated Steel

Durable high strength color coated steel tube for residential fences is from Allied Tube and Conduit Corp.

. With polymeric coating, the product has strength and corrosion reiistance to most climate extremes. with finish that will not lade, peel or crack. accordrng to the manufacturer.

Recommended for use around swimming pools, children's play areas, pet enclosures, and recreation areas, it comes in green and black.

VEGETABLE BlllS, one of a complete line of space-saving accessories from Haas Cabinet, store-fruits and vegetables out of sioht. The three-bin units, available for all cibinet styles, provide proper ventilation and easy removal for cleaning.

Atrium Door

The Townhouse Atrium door from E.A. Nord Co. features six vertical Iights of clear tempered glass, surrounded by a decorative raised moulding. The door is double-bedded (glazing compound is applied to both sides of each glass light) to prevent water penetration.

For entries with limited natural light, it is well suited for townhouses, garden condominiums and apartments as well as light commercial applications. It also is an alternative for homes where traditional French doors are used and available in2'6", 2'8" and 3' widths. 6'8" height and I3l+" thickness.

Zinc Coating Protects Steel

Capable of providing long-term cathodic proreclion and durabilitv under corrosive conditions, Zinc-Seli: 5686 Green Inorganic Zinc from RusrOleum Corp. offers protection of steel against atmospheric corrosion in marine, coastal. transportation. or heavy industrial environments.

It resists splash spillage and immersion in most solvents and petroleum pro_ducts and is resistant to dry heat up to 750"F.

Glass Cuts Heat Loss

Aspen, a thermally controlled sliding glass door, is new from Northrop Architectural Systems.

Available in 2, 3 and 4-panel configurations for s/a", Ta" and 1" clear or tinted insulating glass, it is designed with an integral thermal break in both panel and frame members to minimize heat loss and condensation and save energy. Condensation resistance factor is 5l

Offered in a standard 6'8" height with a maximum panel width of 5' and an optional 8' height with a 4' maximum panel width, it features a 413lra" jamb width, stainless steel track cap, adjustable roller assembly, an anti-lift out jam-proof latch and fully weatherstripped panel perimeter. Options include an outside screen and a cylinder lock.

Decor Coordinates

Comark's new book of wallcoverings developed in collaboration with Riverdale Fabrics, offers multiple coordinated choices for vinyl wallcoverings, window treatments, and upholstery.

Wallcoverings and fabric designs offer mix and match choices for the homemaker or the decorator. Moods run the gamut from countrycasual to sophisticated townhouse with reverse color combinations. patterns scaled to different proportion, unusual textures, such as embossed corduroy, t0ssah, or silk, and ease-of-care finishes.

Illustrated with room settings by prominent designers, thebook suggests ways to use this collection.

Tropical Hardwoods

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1978, lauan/meranti plywood continued to be the dominant sDecies in imported. although other mixed species (kapur, mixed Malaysian, keruing, mersawa, etc.) for the first time as a group exceeded the volume of lauan and meranti plywood as shown below:

1978 Lauan & Meranti Plywood Imports by the U.S. (First 9 months, expanded to l2 months) other than Canada, during the first 9 months of 1978 (expanded to l2 months) was as follows: Million Bv bath cabinets). Mobile home useage has dropped considerably since 1973, when 566,000 units were shipped, using approximately one billion sq. ft. of prefinished plywood. However. the mobile home industry is still a large one as thg following annual production fi gurei show:

Units Of Mobile Housing 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979* 200,000 250,000 266.000 290,000 .?'rl;H"

Recent surveys show that hardwood plywood (lauan, keruing, apitong, etc.) [urnished over one-third (l/3) ofthe siding on 870,000 new homes. Indications are that approx- imate end uses of lauan and meranti plywood are about as follows: Mobile housing

Re-modeling

Residential housing (interior & exterior

The use of imported plywood for cabinets has increased at a rapid rate in recent years. At least twothirds Q/, of the whitewoods (mersawa, ramin, agathis, mixed Malaysian whitewoods) are utilized in the kitchen cabinet industrv which is now a $6 billion industry in the U.S., where remodeling affords a larger marketthan new housing construction. Use of cabinets is approximately as follows:

By contrast, imported plywood faced with whitewood (mersawa. ramin, agathis, jelutong, mixed Malaysian) were used differently:

As the above figures show, two of the largest uses for imported hardwood plywood are for mobile homes and cabinets (kitchen and turn to page 78)

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Tropical Hardwood

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Major hardwood veneer sup- pliers to U.S. for 1978:

Q.ogntry Million Sq. Ft. Philippines 425*

Central and SouthAmerica 198

Other S.E. Asia I 15

*Lauan Veneer

. Ninety percent of imported lauan veneer is used for cores and backs of plywood laid up in the U.S., and usually faced with a domestic hardwood veneer (birch. oak, walnut, pecan, etc.). The othei 100ft was face veneer, mainly rotary, b.ut with a small percent being sliced. Keruing veneers are predominantly used for faces (7001,) and backs (3006) on siding plywood. The small amount of teak veneer is face quality, 70oh rotary and 3006 sliced.

Hardwood lumber imports by the U.S. for the past 3 years were as follows:

*9 months actual, expanded to 12 months

The species composition in 1978 rmports was approximately as follows:

Besides the hardwood lumber listed previously, the U.S. also i_mported the following hardwood flooring in recent years: t97 5 10.4

Miltion Bd. Fr.

*9 months actual, expanded to l2 months **

Million Bd. Ft. Mixed (N.E.S.) 144*

Species

Lauan/Meranti 5l

C. American Mahogany 24

African Mahoeanv 4

*lncludes Xeiuing. Apitong, Ramin, Spanish Cedar. other N.E.S. Areas from which the hardwood lumber was principally from: Central/South

Predominantly Teak from Thailand (2001') and.Keruing from Malaysia/ Singapore (6801,). Others only i20l'.

This comprehensive market review was origi- nally presented earlier this year at an intemalional seminar in Amsterdam, The Nethertands. -ed.

Lumber is utilized in various products. The easiest species to track for its use is lauan. which is about as follows: consrruction

(shelving, exrerior sheathing, moldings, etc.) Boat

. Uses of keruing, apitong, and kapur lumber may be estimated as follows:

Railroad and trucks 90o6t (flooring, etc.)

Ship building l0ol, Ramin lumber squares are (also pau marfim-guatumbu):

Milf work

620/r, Furniture 36olt

Teak lumber is utilized predominantly in boat building (800/o), furniture (ll0/o), and millwork (90/o). Jelutong is principally for patternmaking. Heavy. strong hardwoods l'rom South America may be utilized in the same manner as keruing. Spanish cedar and genuine