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Oak Look Paneling

Oak, the basic buildins material of early America, is the sou'rce of a new look in Weldwood paneling from U.S. Plvwood.

The prefinished interior paneling, called Almanack, also brings a new dimension to the art of wood printing manufacture. Tic-embossed in true oak grain, and printed complete with distress marks. the new random-groove panelins captures in every detaillhe appearancE of historic oak planking.

Almanack comes in four distinctive oak tones.

Available in both 4' x 8' and 4' x i' sizes, in Vq" and 5/32" thickness, the lauan plywood punels'edges are beveled and colored to match face grooves. which are positioned for nailing-to studs on 16" centers.

Almanack joins the other traditioninspired Weldwood lines. Ticonderoga and Tradition, to form a histor-ic American collection.

WRITE: The Merchant Masazine. 4500 Campus Dr., suire 476, NEwpori Beach. Ca. 92660.

20" Radial Arm Saws

Two 20" wood cutting radial arm saws with. the largest culting capacities avlillble are niw lrom DdWali div. of Black & Decker.

Thev are for use by industrialized housing manufacturers, lumber mills. sash and door plants, production lines, general contractors, mining operations, or anywhere large cutting capacities are reo u r reo.

The new saws come with a 44', lons or 52" long arm. The 52" model -has capacities of 48r/q" out rip, 32V2" cross cut. and 23" miter to 45'. Caoacities of lhe 44" model are 40tL" ouL'rip,24th', cross cut and 17 t/2" miler to 45o. Maxinrum depth of cut on both models is 6-t5 / t6"

Operating at 3425 rpm, they are ptrwered by a 7 7: hp continuous dutv motor tha[ develops a maximum of 20 hp. The motor is'totally enclosed, fan cooled and features an electromechanical brake that stops the blade in seconds.

Miter locking latch and clamoins lever. rip scale. and on-off push butioni are on the end of the arm for comolete operator control. The radial arm ro'tates 360o permitting work on or off the Hardply table. Dimensions of the saws are70%" high,50" wide and 39t/z" deep. The table top is 32" from the floor, and the saws weigh about 700 lbs.

Optional equipment includes an electronlc power cross feed for optimum feed rate assuring uniform cuts and maximum utilization of the saw blade. A manual chain feed for heavy sawinq is also available. Another option is the"exc.lusive automatic safety rip feed control that has a variable sbeed motor with speeds from 0 to 40 fph and adjustable depth regulator.

WRITE: The Merchant Magazine, 4500 Campus Dr., suite 476, Newport Beach, Ca. 92660.

Business Forecast

(Continued from page so) throughout 1974, all is not bad. Recently we have noted certain marketing efforts, which seem to be aiding industry as well as the consumer.

The single most important effort has been an emphasis on current home improvements rather than new home purchases. This is especially true in the cedar shingle and shake industry. Re-roofing and remodeling with red cedar shingles and handsplit shakes, which began a gradual increase during the last quarter of 1973, has continued to increase significantly throughout r974.

This trend, coupled with a predicted slow but gradual new construction upswing, bodes well for our industry as 1975 progresses.

Another contributing factor which has aided the shingle and shake industry recently has been the boom in condominium living. With the increased acceptance of this lifestyle throughout the U.S., condominiums and other multi(Pleqse turn to page 4z')

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