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To Help You Plan Your Path To Profit

CATIFOTNIA LUTI'IBER MERCHANT

Fibergloss Pqnels

New design opportunities for a wide range of exterior and interior applications of fiberglassreinforced building panrels are specified in a 1966 catalog published by Filon Corp.

Trode-in Prices

A new directory of recommended trade-in prices for most models and makes of lawn and garden power equipment is available from the A. B. Morse Company.

Called the ofrcial Lawn & Garden Power Equipment Blue Book, it also lists the manufacturer's suggested retail price or an approximate price if the manufacturer does not set a retail price.

The Blue Book is available for $5 and in quantity at $4.50 each for 6 to 10 copies.

WRITE: A. B. Morse Co., Barrington, Ill.

Choin Sow Film

A new "Chain Saw Safety" film kit demonstrating the basic fundamentals of safe operation of the power tool for all users is now available from McCulloch Corp.

The kit consists of a 12minute, 35 mm filmstrip with 136 frames in color, a 12-inch 33% record narration, a printed copy of the narration and an instruction sheet for efective presentation.

WRITE: McCulloch Corp., 6101 W. Century Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif. 90045.

Seomless Siding Guide

A colorful, 4-page brochure describing the latest method of on-site roll forming and custom cutting of aluminum siding to the exact length of the house is available from U. S. Aluminum Corp.

The booklet details installation savings that can be achieved using its leased seam- less siding machines and shows two new features-front end cutoff and specially situated coil straighteners.

WRITE: U. S. Aluminum Corp., 11440 W. Addison St., Franklin Park, Ill. 60131.

lmproved Cobin Plons

Twelve holiday homes ranging in style from A-frame to pavilion and in size from 880 on up to 1,800 square feet are pre-

Redwood Buyer's Guide

The 1966 version of the Redwood Buyer's Guide offers complete up-to-date listings of the products of the member mills.

Categories have been expanded to thirty-three, each detailing sizes available. Illustrations of standard patterns, their dimensions and pattern number, have been added, along with the nominal and standdrd dressed sizes for yard grades. The guide is free.

WRITE: Department P-16, California Redwood Association Service Library, 617 Montgomery Street, San Francisco,

New Gypsum Wqllboord

A new vinyl-clad decorative gypsum wallboard in textured panel sizes up to 4x16-feet is illustrated in a free four-color brochure from Georgia-Paciffc's Bestwall Gypsum Division.

sented in an entirely new fullcolor booklet by the Western Wood Products Association.

"Vacationland Homes of Western Woods" succeeds a previous booklet of similar name that enjoyed a distribution of 320,000.

"Vacation houses shown in this booklet match up with the latest trends," states Robert E. Mahaffay, WWPA's promotion director. "They're larger, more comfortable, more attractive and endowed with much more storage space."

Complete working blueprints and materials lists may be ordered at $20 for a single set, or $35 for four sets. Booklets contain order blanks.

WRITE: Western Wood Products Assn., Dept. 524-P, Yeon Bldg., Portland, Oregon 97204.

Photos illustrate five colors in a linen-like texture. There also is a walnut woodgrain, Installation instmctions cover both adhesive and nailing applications.

WRITE: A. S. Melville, Georgia-Paciffc Corp., Bestwall Gglsum Division, 2 Industrial Blvd., Paoli, Pa. 19301.

Two-woy Rodi,o

"What You Should Know

About Two-Way Radio" by General Electric gives information on tlaical system costs, frequency bands, and new FM mobile and base station equipment now available.

WRITE. Section P, General Electric communication products department, P.O. Box 4197, Lynchburg, Virginia.

Latest data on recommended roofing spans, ventilation and maintenance are also contained in the full-color eight-page catalog, as well as construction details for skylighting, roofing, sidelighting and methods of framing and fastening.

WRITE: Technical Services Dept., Filon Cor?., 12333 S. Van Ness Ave., Hawthorne, Calif. 90250.

Inserfion Pcge

A full-color, three hole-punched product page describing Celotex' three newest woodgtain panels, Matched Walnut (No. 1200), Dark Cherry (No. 407) and Java Teak (No. 601), is now available.

WRITE: The Celotex Corporation, t20 N. Florida Ave., Tampa, Fla. 33602.

Second Home Booster

Dealers may enjoy increased sales of second home buililing materials by exploiting ideas contained in National Plan Service's booklet "Leisure Time Living Homes."

Included in the book is a wide variety of designs ranging from A-frames and chalets to cottages and lodges.

The plans give customers a choice of mgged, maintenance free materials and floor Plans with as much, or as little, living space as they need. All are Presented in handsomely drawn illustrations and.an entire section of A-frames is featured in full color. Expertly drawn bluePrint plans are immediately available for every design.

WRITE: National Plan Sewice, Inc., 1?00 W. Ilubbard St., Chicago 60622.

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