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Pointing Porticleboqrd

Practical advice on how to paint particleboard surfaces is in a free new manual bY the National Paint, Varnish & Lacquer Association in cooPeration with the National Particleboard Association.

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New lVlochine

A new brochure describes how the automatic Panel Patcher routs defects, glues, and inserts plugs in various kinds of plywood paneling.

"Sound Control" can advise them with a booklet entitled "Sound Control," bY Western Wood Products Assoc.

T\renty different sound insulating partition systems are described.

The brochure contains Pictures of the tool, its dimensions, and drawings of Possible plant layouts utilizing the natcher.

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Weotherstrip Cotolog

"Thresholds and M etal Weatherstrips" is an illustrated catalog of products designed to minimize heat loss, dust, drafts, and afrect sound proofing.

Illustrations show product aP plications and recommendations for commercial ,and residential buildings. Also a caulking estimating guide and specialty items. A price list is included.

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New Moulding Book

A nevr standard moulding book for the softwood industrY -"WP Series Moulding Pattems,"-1n4t'Ls a major steP forward in establishment of a national standardization system for mouldings, according to Westerrr Wood Moulding Producers, of Portland, Ore.

Prior to revision of the pattern book for mouldings, WW MP conducted an analysis of actual shipments from its mem- bers to determine the most popu- lar pattern that is currently being produced. As a result of the survey, many of the least popular patteras were deleted and a few patterns which have come into existence in the last few years were added.

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Truss Folder

Teco has a folder with four scissors truss designs using their split ring system of construction. Engineering details, lumber and hardware requirements for spans of 30', 40'and 50' are nresented.

&issors Design

Spaced 16'on centers, the designs are particularly well suited to construction with an ex- posed wood truss. Split ring connectors are used in the scissors truss designs to increase the strength of joints in wood construction.

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New Hordwood Mqrket

The huge untapped potential market of 5 to 8 million dwellings in r-ural America is described.

Emphasized is the use of lowgrade, locally-produced hardwoods for low cost housing. This is seen as an alternative to the usual pallet market.

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Brochure

Avoiloble

Valuable facts for painting galvanized steel used in a variety of buildingsin homes, farms and in business and industry-are now available in a brochule produced by the committee of gah'anized sheet ploducels of Amelican h'on and Steel Institute.

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Four New Ponels

Four colorful panel illustlations show hol'r' u'ashable plastic- finished hardboard can be used to create distinctive and practical interiors in a new catalog.

Product lines included in the 1967 catalog are textured wormy chestnut, travertine, tapestry and leather; random plank and woodpanel; Marlite murals; plank and ceiling block; hi-gloss panels; designer colors; Marlite peg-board; decorator and marble patterns.

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Choin Sow Monuql

The release of the second edition of a chain saw serwice manual, a uliversal ser.vice manual on the repair/replacement/ad-justment of more than 360 models of popular chain sarvs, has been announced,

This 216-page manual covers all service data necessary to tear-down and reassemble all makes, all moclels.

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Redwood Plywood

A ne\v full-coloi' brochure illustrating surface textures, glades and patterns of PalcoPly redr.voocl plyrvoo<I, along with detailecl I'ecommendations for flnishinq is norv available.

This versatile paneling combines redl.ootl charm r.vith the advantages of plyil'ood for. extelior ol interior use.

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Plywood Help

The "Guide to Plys'ood Ploperties and Grades" published by the American Plywood Association provides in 12 pages a complehensive summal'y of plyrvood grades, theil uses and hovr to rvolk them.

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