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Western Lumber Stats

The new Statistical Yearbook of the Westem Lumber Industry is $12.50 from Western Wood Products Association, 1500 Yeon Building, Portland, Or. 97204.

Fencing Lessons

A l2-p. fence system booklet is free from Ontario Wire & Steel Corp., P.O. Box 2013, Cobourg, Ont., K9A 425, Canada.

Open Drawers

A 6-p. ventilated drawer system catalog is free from Clairson International, by calling l-800-8?4-0008 or in Fl l-8Cf-342-0/12.

Top Mouldings

''Ceiling Mouldings" is 40C from Wood Moulding & Millwork Association, P.O. Box 25278, Portland, Or. 9225.

NAWLA Directory

The 88-p. 1986 North American Wholesale Lumber Association directory is $10 postpaid from NAWLA, 2340 S. Arlington Heights Rd., Suite 680, Arlington Heights, Il. 60005.

Taken For Granite

A l0-p. brochure on ceramic granite for exterior and interior building designs is free from Trans Ceramica Ltd., P.O. Box 795, Elk Grove Village, n. 60009,

Concrete Information

A concrete flooring bulletin is free from Sonnebom Building Pnrducts Operation, Rexnord Chemical Products, 7711 Computer Ave., Minneapolis, Mn. 55435.

One ForThe Gypsum

A gypsum board products catalog is free from Temple-Eastex Inc., by calling t-800-392-2572.

Thru The Roof

A new skylight selector guide is free from APC Corp., P.O. Box 515, Hawthorne, N.J. o/505.

Cutting Remarks

Woodcarvers will find Projects For Creative Woodcanfug by Ian Norbury interesting. The 192-p., $14.95 paperback, part of the MacMillan Practical Arts Library, is from MacMillan Publishing Co., 866 3rd Ave., New York, N.Y. 10022.

Ins & Outs Of Repairs

"Simple Home Repairs Inside" is $lJ5 and "Simple Home Repairs Outside" is $2 from U.S. Consumer Information Center-Y, P.O. Box 100, Pueblo, Co. 81002.

Safe & Secure

A 6-p. brochure on a new twin lock cylinder security system is free from ASSA, Inc., Arboretum Business Center, 2600 Warrenville Rd., Downers Grove. Il. 60515.

Plumbing On Film

A 20-min. polybutylene plumbing system sales training film on %-in. VHS video tape is available from Plumb Shop, 27700 Northwestern Hwy., Southfield, Mi. 48034.

Get Wired

A wire goods and hardware catalog is free from Chas. O. Larson Co.. P.O. Box E7. Sterling, Il. 61081.

Wallcovering Workbook

A wall chart for estimating the amount of wallcovering needed in a project is included in a free handbook from the Wallcovering Information Bureau, 66 Morris Ave., Springfield, N.J.07081.

Calling All Woodworkersi

The 1987 Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America Buyer's Guide & Directory is free from WMMA, 1900 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19103.

WarOn Weeds

A new weed killer catalog is free from Framar Industrial Products, Inc., 1435 Morris Ave., Union, N.J. O/083.

Lamps & Vases

A new ceramic lamp and vase brochure is free from National Ceramics. Inc.. Showroom #1205, 230 Fifth Ave., New York, N.Y. 10001.

Tap The Bar

An 8-p. bar faucet brochure is free from Central Brass Manufacturing Co., 29508. 55th St., Cleveland, Oh.44ln.

Fancy Cabinet Glass

"Designer Glass," a free brochure on leaded and stained cabinet glass, is available from StarMark, 700 E. 48th St. N., Sioux Falls. S.D. 57104.

Watch Your Template

The 1986 door preparation manual and template guide book is free from Schlage Lock Co.,2401 Bayshore Blvd. , San Francisco, Ca. 94t34.

lmportant Connections

A free code approved, structural framing connectors wall chart and catalog are available from Panel Clip Co., P.O. Box 423, Farmington, Mi.48024.

SealLine

For all New Literature offerings write directly to the name and address shown in each item. Please mention that you saw it in The Merchant Magazine. Many thanks!

An 8-p. brochure of sealants, fasteners and caulking guns is free from Elco Industries, Inc., P.O. Box 7009, Rockford, 11.61125.

A bulletin on Sentry Hardware Corp.'s national pool program is free from Sentry, 2fl0 River Rd., Des Plaines, Il. 60018.

Home Center Show Expands

Home center retailers view the next two years with optimism and confidence, with 83 % forecasting increased sales and 69 % anticipating increased profits, reports the 1987 National Home Center Show in announcing an increase in first time exhibitors at their March 8-ll show in Chicago's McCormick Place.

"With more and more manufacturers aiming their marketing toward home center retailers, demand for exhibit space in the show will no doubt exceed supply," said John Berry, director ofthe trade show division of Vance Publishing Corp. , show sponsor.

More than 70 manufacturers of products for d-i-y customers have reserved space for the first time in the shorv which is billed as the world's largest exposition of products for the do-it- yourself market.

Ken Blanchard, author of "The OneMinute Manager," will be the keynote speaker. Those providing workshops and seminars for d-i-y retailers include Jim Pence, financial management specialist; Bruce Merrifield, Jr., Merrifield Consulting Group, and Bill Sharp, author of "Around Home Centers Everybody Sells."

The annual awards for innovative products and presentations, the 13th annual Home Center of the Year award and induction ceremonies for the Home Center Hall of Fame also will be featured.