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PRODUCER.S OF THE FOLTOWING SPECIES OF HAR,DWOOD PIYWOODS: Domestic Ash - Birch - ook - wolnuf crnd Knotty Pine Ribbon Srripe Philippine ond Africon Mohogony

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Nqtionql Woodwork Mqnufqcturers Vofe

The Dth annual meeting of the National Woodrvork \Ianufacturers Association rvas held at the Hotel Ambassador, Chicago, February 15-16. The meeting was attended by 61 representatives of 32 nrember companies and 8 guests. Three rvell-attended business sessions l'ere held as follorvs : Hardn'ood Door Sectior.r, rnorning, February 15; Joint Ifeeting of Hardu.ood and Soft.ivood l)roducts Sections, Februarv 15, and Softrvood Products Section, February 16.

The officers elected b1' the board February 16 are as follorvs :

President: James G. Boden, Nlalta Mfg. Coml>any, -\ther.rs. Ohio; Vice-President : George NI. Curtis, Curtis Companies, Inc., Clinton, f orva; Treasurer : L. C. paislev, Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co., Dnbuclue, for,va; Secretarv : O. C. Lance, National \\roodrvork Nlanufacturers Assn.. Chicago, Ill.

Action Taken at Meeting

Softn'ood Products Section:

1. Design research project for wood combination doors. IJpon recomrnendation of NWN,IA,s product Development committee, the boarcl of directors approved a design and market research project for wood combination doors by Raymond Loervy Associates of Chicago, and appropriatecl a maximum of approximately $17,000 therefor if needed. purpose and meth_ od of operation rvill be explair-red in detail in a special NWMA bulletin.

2. Revision of shop lumber grading rules. Follor,r,ing a fo Further Door Reseqrch report of progress to date by N\\,'XIA's Lumber Grades committee, the rnembers authorized the cornmittee to continue negotiations n,ith the Western Pine Association, for further inrprovement in shop lumber grades.

3. Water-repellent treating r,esearch project. IJpon recommendation of NWMA's Ilrcscrvzrtive Star-rdards committee, the board of directors approved a research project bv the Forest llrodrrcts l-aboratory, Maclison. Wisconsin, to discover the most effective method of evaluating the r,vater repellency of treating solutions. An appropriation of approximately $20,000 from Seal of Approval funds was made to cover the cost in case it is continued for the estimated five years reouired to reach a final conclusion.

Hardu'ood Door Section :

1. Revision of CS 200-55-hollow core doors. Requested all members to write N\\INIA re stlggested changes in CS 200-55 with respect to adhesive requirements for exterior doors and a few other construction require_ ments; and authorized NWMA's l)oor Standarcls committee to draft proposed modifications based upon the suggestions of members, and submit to all mem_ bers for approval or commellt.

2. Fire tests of solid core doors. In the belieI that results of tests at Forest Products Laboratory inclicate that solid r,vood doors are highly flame resistant, the n-rembers referred this subject to NW\{A's Firc llcsistant (Continued on page 46)

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Japcnese Plywood Business Growfh Due to Door lndustry Demqnd

Postwar activity in Japanese plywood began about the end of 1950. From a modest beginning tl.re business has grown to a tremendous volume, and Japanese plyr,r'oocl is an extremely important part of the hardrvood plywoo<l picture in the Unitecl States. The Japanese material is well lnanufactured, attractive looking and modestly priced. This corrbination has resulted in an ever-increasing clemand for the nraterial.

Japanese plywood is composed of the several species of beautiful Japanese hardwoods such as Ash, Oak. Birch ancl Shina (Basswood). The largest factor, holvever, is the huge footage of Philippine N,Iahogany (Lauan) plywoocl, which is made from logs imported into Japan from tlie Philippines.

'By far the largest volume has been in door skins for the flush door industry all through the country, and the fantastic growth of the Japanese plywood business is due largely to the door industry's demand for the product. Stock panels in all thicknesses are also a,n important part of the business.

For several years all the importers went their- inclividual n':rys with no central group or association. At the time there was no need, but in 1954 it became urgently necessary to form an association.

The Imported Hardwood Plywood Association of America, composed of the major importers of Japanese plywood into the United States, was formed for the purpose of offering combined and organized resistance to the charges of the domestic hardwood plywood proclucers that irnported pl1'n'ood was

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