New Hondbook Simplifies ldenfificqtion of Woods

Madison, Wis.-The age-old problem of identifying different kinds of wood is vastly simplified bv a new handbook prepared at the U.S. Forest Produits Labgla-tory here and just published by the Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, The book contains full-color, natural-size photographs of 32 common United States woods widely used for building construction, furniture, toys, novelties, containeri, and hundreds of other things. Simple, nontechnical descrip- tions tell how to distinguisli each species by color, grain markings, and other characteristics easily seen in the photographs.

The handbook, entitled "\Mood: Colors and Kinds," is available for 50 cents as Agricultural Handbook 101 from the Superintendenf of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D. C.

The Forest Products Laboratorv. which is maintained here by the Forest Service in'coooeration with the Universiiy of Wisconsin, prepared 'the book especially for builders, lumber dealers, teachers, students, home-workshop operators, and other untrained rn profelsronal wood-identifying techniques. Dr. B. Francis Kukachka, in charge of wood identification services at the Laboratory, selected the species and prepared the descriptions.

The illustrations were reproduced by the most advan.ced- photographic and color printing processes available in order to assure that color, grain, and other identifying markings would be as true to life as possible.

Eighteen hardwoods and 14 softwoods are described on each. Lumber as sawed from logs is either edgecypress, redwood, incense-cedar, western redcedar, shortleaf pine, ponderosa pine, Sitka spruce, Engelman,n spruce, sugar pine, western white pine, western larch, Douglas fir, western hemlock, and white fir.

Iach photograph includes an end-grain, an edge- grain, and a flat-grain surface of the same wobd species, because certain identifying marks show best poplar, and cottonwood. Softwobds include baldand pictured. The hardwoods include American beech, American sycamore, rock elm, American elm, black walnut, black cherry, hickory, white ash, quaking aspen, American basswood, sweetgum, black tupelo-, white and r_ed oak, yellow birch, sugar maple, yeilowgrained or flat-grained.

A glossary defines precisely many commonly used wood terms, including those used in the text to describe the different woods.

Abnee Promoted by USG

A. Victor Abnee has been appointed g'eneral advertising manager of United States Gypsum Company, according'to Andrew J. Watt, vice-president, Promotion and Advertising. Mr. Abnee has been \Mith U.S.G. since 1948,

At the same time, Mr. Watt advised that Howard W. Jarvis has been appointed sales promotion menager with headquarters in Chicago.

Building Gode ftlonoger for NtfrtA

Richard F. Catchpole has been appointed Manager of the Building Code Department, Technical Services Division, of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association, Washington, D.C. He has been witlr the NLMA since 1954.

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Corey President Addresses Roofers

The National Roofing Contractors Association meeting: at purdue University, I-afayette, Indiana, on December 1, and 3 featured as the keynote speaker, John W. Humphrey, president of The Philip Carey Manufacturing Company, Cincinnati, Ohio. Members of the association attending this conference comprised management, supervisory and mechanical personnel from all section of the United States.

"Where a company makes or loses money depends upon how well each individual on the team performs his duties and for the team to be effective the top man must spell out in no uncertain terms what is expected of each man," Mr. Humphrey told the roofers.

A brand new gavel made of American walnut and maple, was presented to pr. Frederick H. Boland, president of the United Nations General Assembly to replace the one he broke on October 12 while restoring order in the General Assembly.

The gavel and pounding block were flown to him by National Lumber Manufacturers Association from Washington, D.C. John L. Jones, vice president of Union Lumber Company of New York City, made the presentation in behalf of NLMA.

(TelI them Aou sau it in The California Lumbor Merchant)

Teco frusses Produced by Engineered "Aulomction"

Washington-Automation, long the byword for efficiency and accuracy in product manufacture, has moved into the light framing field. Automatic lumber fabrication for clear span 'leco trussed rafters is now within the reach of community developers, home manufacturers and retail dealers.

A high-speed, fully automatic fabricating macl.rine designed to cut, notch and groove Teco trussed rafters has be_en de-v_elopg4 by the Ruvo Engineering Company, Long Island, New York, according to Timber Engineiririg Com-pany, engineering affiliate of the National Lumber-Manufacturers Association, and developers of the Teco timber connector system of roof truss construction. Production cap_acity for this fabricating line-a system of saws, drills and pneumatically controlled clamps-is based on the pro- duction requirements of the buildei or roof truss fabrica-tor.

The Tecb trussed rafter system is ideally suited to automation, since joints are prefabricated rathei than assembled in a jig. Only.four basic members are needed, and only a single connection is required at each joint.

_ A- fabricating layout ?ecently developed for a New Eng- land lumber fabricator of roof components is capable of cutting and grooving four rafter members per-minute. Operated by two men, the capacity of the michine is 60 trusses an hour. Through "automation" the unit labor cost is substantially reduced.

A-nother machine, developed to the specifications of a roof truss fabricator in the South, cuts ind grooves a 20foot piece at the rate of five pieces per minute. This fabricaqng layout is 26 feet long.

The drills and saws on both machines can be moved in any pos_ition along the entire length of the fabricating line to harrdle material of varying lengths. Saws can be swung to any angle to accommodate truss designs of difierent slopes. The units are operated by air pressure through pusll butlton control, and each operation is performed automatically in sequence.

With the addition of an automatic feed device, the machine can be operated with only one man to control the operation, further reducing the unit labor cost per trussed rafter. With minor adiustments this machine Can also be used. for other operations requiring fast and accurate production.

The automated process provides an accurate and lower cost -trussed rafter, and re-emphasizes the long standing "leadership" position of the Teco system for flexibility oT design and construction.

Further information on the trussed rafter fabricating machine and roof truss design data are available through Timber Engir-reering Compaiy, I3l9 18th Street, N.W.; Washington 6. D.C.

Teo Sipping Populor ot Convention

A highly popular exhibit at the recent convention of the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association in San tr-rancisco was the "Teahouse of the X'ortunate Dealer.,' creation of the Wood Conversion Company of St. Paul, Minnesota.

Attractively finished in an Oriental motif, the exhibit was staffed by two pretty Chinese-American hostesses who poured tea and gave Chinese fortune cookies to visitors. Some 3,000 cups of tea were consumed; 5,000 fortune cookies were dispensed. The cookies contained special messages on Balsam-Wool and Nu-Wood.

WH(IIESALE

Thrifty Retcrilers Pick up ot corloqd Prices From our wqrehouse Looded Wifh Plywood, Hordboord, Porticle Boqrd ond Lumber

NEW PREMIUM GR,ADE

ADDED TO 2-4.1 LINE

A new Premium grade of 2-4-1 plywood combination subfloor and underlavment has been placed on the market ny Georgia- Pacific Corp. ,with extra-thick veneers and moisture-resistant glue lines. The new 4 x 8-foot cost-saving panels are in addition to standard interior and exterior 2-4-1 grades.

The 2-4-7 tlpe of panel, a relatively new pl;rwood product, sharply cuts constnrction time, eliminates the need for underlayment beneath tile, linoleum. hardwood 6nd car- peting, and allows use of floor beams on 4-foot centers without cross-bracing in lieu of normal joists.

The new G-P Premium grade has, in addition, a premium glue line that allows storage outside for a full year without mold damage. And its thicker veneers add to streng'th and surface wearing qualities. Cost is below that of standard exterior 2-4-1.

Added moisture resistance also eliminates many on-the-job problems during baJ weather, G-P ofrcials said.

The sanded 4 x 8-foot Premium panels, l%-inch thick, are tongue and grooved on the 8-foot sides and are completely edge sealed. Manufacture is hot-press.

Lath, Plaster Brochure Ava,ila,ble New Gypsum Association plastering recommendations are g'iven in an S-page ,,Performance of Lath and Plaster" brochure. Copies of brochure are available, at no cost. from the Gypsum Association, 208 North Wells Street, Chtcago 6, Illinois.

Philippine Mohogony Gers OK

George D. Scrim, executive secretary of the Philippine Mahogany Association, has released the text of a letter from the F'ederal Trade Commission in which the right to use the term "Philippine Mahogany" in connection with certain woods grown in the Philippines is affirmed. Mr. Scrim stated that some confusion had arisen about the propriety of the continued use of the term.

(TeIl them uou sqw it in The California Lumber Merchant)

ftlosonite, Deolers Council Sponsor lnterior Pqrtition System

An experimental non-load-bearing interior partition system, sponsored by Masonite

Corporation and the Lumber Dealers Re-

, gearch Council, was found successful in a

Lu-Re-Co house built in Champaigrt, Illi-

[ois, according to C. A. Thompson, presi- dent of Thompson Lumber Company and

, the Lumber Dealers Research Council. The residence is one of 10 being field-tested in scattered locations by Lu-Re-Co dealers.

One hundred lineal feet of partition wall having woodgrained hardboard skins on

, both sides, plus 19Ya lineal feet of floor-to- ceiling doors, made by the same hollow- eore construction method, were put into place in this job. Mr. Thompson estimated that in this house the cost of these com- ponent wall panels in place provided a sav- ing of $1.30 per lineal foot.

Thompson said he was 3o pleased with

' the field-test results that he plalrs to use the woodg"ained component panels in an- o0rer Lu-Re-Co house in order to give the builders the opportunity to reduce costs stiil further due to the carpenters' familiarity with the system.

He said that the criteria set by James C. :. James,'Jr., Masonite Corporation's marketlng manager of component panels; Ray- mond H. Harrell, executive vice-president and research director of Lu-Re-Co, and his ' architectural and technical committees were met in the Champaign house: lower cost than conventional construction, a decorative finish, reduced on-site labor time, one-mar installation procedure, and con- cealed wiring.

"It simply was amazing to watch the carpenters follow the blue-print layout, ' nail the ceiling and floor runners in place, ,,' and put up the panels without having to help each other. These are one-man panels from start to finish," Thompson commented. : F'abricated at Masonite Corporation's new' research and development laboratory in St. Charles, Ill., the eomponent panels and doors were ready for installation on delivery. In this system, the drywall ceiling wasr installed first-another time-saving feature. Since the floor plan showed the location of the panels and their number, the only other preliminaries were the nailing of the 1 x 2-inch ceiling runner and the 2r, x V4tt plywood floor runner into the designated locations and sawing the adjustable splines with a power saw,

Eac}r 2r x 8, x yt panel consists of 1 x 2inch perimeter framing, strips of insulation board mnning lengthwise at intervals of 4rr, and skins of Masonite %r, Royalcote, a grained hardboard in a walnut finish. The skins form a trough at the top so that one man can slot the panel into the ceiling runner and then rest it on the floor runner, where it will stand alone tUrtil he nails it. A similar overhang at both sides leaves room for the spline.

Splines are furnished in component 2, x 8, panels consisting of the two skins matching the panels and a polystyrene core. The core thickness is exactly right to slip into the slotted sides of adjoining panels for a tight joint. In most cases, one inch or less of the spline is left showing between panels, with Ya,t, of it penetrating the panel slots on each side. Ifowever, the spline may be sawn to the width required to complete a wall, If neccssary, the panels also may be cut to create a symmetrical wall.

An anchoring nail is driven through a wood lip and into the floor runner from the open edge of the panel. Small-headed nails driven through the panel hold it in posi- tion against the ceiling rulner.

And .iere is a completed Dartition (richt). This handsome woodgrained will, alreadv ied. orated, plus other non-load-bearins walls totat- Ing 100 lineal feet, were erecteil In this ex. perimental Masonite-Lu-Re-Co house. Floorto-ceiling woodgrained bifold doors. of simllar component, hollow-core constructlon; were hung in all closets and matching flobr-tocelllni woodgrained passage doors were used at all rooms providing a unique custom apDearance to the interior of the house. Eeing'only 2" thick, the partitions saved 2l sq. ft. of f,oor space for other purposes, compaied with conventional walls of more than double that thictness. These are one-man panels, a tlme-savlnr constructlon feature. Sklns are liilasonite Royaii cote woodgrain in a walnut finlsh. WlrinS ls concealed, being dropped through any panel from the attic through holes drilled in the ceiling and the panel top.

Erectlon of non-load-bearlng Interlor partltions in a test program by Lu-Re-Co dealers is d€monstrated in the short back wall of a tuest closet (left). Floor and ceillng runners -have been nalled in piedetermined locatlons. The first panel has been slipped into position over the runners. lt is held against a wall runner (not shown) and has beon nalled to the runners. Also In posltion is the section of adiust. able spline, cut trom a piece 2'x8' that ls finlshed llke the component panels. The narrow panel, cut-to-size on the iob, completes the Installatlon except tor nelling, closing the open groove with a wood filler strip, and adding base and cove moldlngs. Each component panel In a test program sponsored by Masonlte. Cotporation and the Lumber Dealers Research Council ls 2'x8'ry, has a perimeter 1x2 wood framing, a core of insulation board strlps and sklns of Masonite Royalcote woodgrained hardborrd. After Installation, only a coat of clear varnlsh, shellac, lacquer or ryax ls requlred to protect the finish.

Concealed wiring is readily achieved by boring a hole in the top of the pa,nel and another one immediately above, in the ceiling runner, before the panel is swung into place. Working from the attic, the electrician simply drops a wire which is readily accessible through a cut made in the panel at t}le proper location for anr outlet. The insulation rigs form a channel for the wire.

The Lu-Re-Co president saw a number of time-saving features in the new walls which require the use of the open-room technique of construction: Ceiling goes fur at one time; then all the interior walls; doors can be shimmed and hung all in one operation-meaning that present timdconsuming and costly processes are eliminated.

Other advantages seen by the co-sponsors are the elimination of cracks due to settling, the attractive wall faces that require only a coat of clear varnish, shellac, lacquer or wax, and the modern vertical lines to give the illusion of a higher ceiling.

Because the walls are only 2r, thick, there is an economy of space, too. fn Lu-Re-Co's field-test house in Champaigrt, for example, the saving in space for other putposes amounted to 21 sq. ft., or approximately 2.2 percent of an overall 960 sq. ft. area. This is in comparison with the usual interior wall whose thickness is 4%t.

' F inal step in the construction of the new non-load-bearing partitions is nailing on the base and cove moldings a^nd ffnishing them to harmonize with the woodgtain finish of the walls and doors.

In Lu-Re-Co's house, a conventional plumbing wall serves the bathroom and another bath which will be completed later. In the meantime, the space will be used for storage. Exterior load-bearing walls are Lu-Re-Co construction, faced with drywall that is painted in light tones to contrast with the woodgrained panels elsewhere in the house. The multi-color finish was sprayed at one operation over ceiling's, walls, woodwork and windows on which the glass was protected by an easily peeled brush-on plastic film.

Prompt delivery in Los Angeles, Oronge, Rivertide ond Scn Bernardino Counties. Celotex Ry-tock . Uni-Bilt Fireplocer . .

Mqronite ., Bobsm Wool NuWood Richkrqft Polyethylene Olympic Stoin Noils Wire olher itemr:

Chrie Homilton to Refire Will Devote Time to World Trovel After April 30, l96l

Rqiios Srudy Mode Avoiloble

14 Important Ratios in 72 Lines of Business, a comprehensive annual study of operating ratios averaged from a wide sampling of retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers has just been punUsfrea by Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.

The Ratios, which have been ofrered to the business communitv yearly since their origin and development in 1981 by noy .e,. F'oulke, vice president, are utilized by business men as a yardstick in measuring the performance of their businesses with others. Credit and collection personnel also utilize the ratios to under_ stand trends in their field.

I'or the first time in a single source, the ratios are comple_ mented with text fully detailing their usage and meaning, iow they are compiled as well as how they may be interprete-d. The complete study is availabre in pamphlet form to interested business men, libraries, banks, schools and services upon request.

(Tell them Aou sau it in The California Lumber Merchant)

Dear Members and Friends:

You will be interested to know that the Board of Directors, meeting on Thursday, F.ebruary 2, 1961 elected paul R. Hollenbeck to take over the management of So. Calif. Retail Lumber Assn. as Executive Vice President.

Mr. Hollenbeck is well known in industry circles in this area. He started with the Patten-Blinn Lumber Co. in 1982 leaving them in 1936 to go with Ilayward Lumber & Investment Company until 1949. During that time he performed practically all phases of the retail lumber business including supervision of the ratter company's branch yards.

The majority of Mr. Hollenbeck's time the last six years has been spent in conducting retail rumber yard clinics throughout the United States and Canada aJrd in the operation of his Lumber Service Co. of Burbank, California.

At this time, I wish to again thar* all of you who have so generously supported our association efort during the thirty_six years I have been in Lumber Association work in Southern Cali_ fbrnia. ft is my hope that your association wiU climb to new heights through teamwork and that it wiU grow in lawful activi_ ties and useful services under constructive leadership.

It has indeed been a rare privilege and a real pleasure to work with you, my friends and co-workers, to whom I owe a debt of unlimited gratitude.

I shall be glad to hear from you and assist with your problems at any time at the above address until April B0th, when I shall be retired on pension, after which you can reach me at my home. Telephone-Pleasant 1-9698, BE18 W. ?8th place, Inglewood 4, California.

Sincerely,

ORRIE! W. HAMILTON

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