You Use Plywood is Your Guoronlee of Quolity!

All plywood looks pretty much the same. But when you specify Laminex Plywood, you can be sure of guality becawe you know that it is manufactured only by the Wheeler Osgood Company under an exacting system of laboratory and product controls. You'll find it in a variety of types and finishes for every application. For the FINEST in plywood, always say"Laminex."

is splitproof, punctureproof, highly adaptable. It is produced in a variety ofgrades and sizes and is particularly good for built'ins and sub'flooring" as shown here. It can be painted, varnished or enameled. It is highll' recommended for interior walls, partitions and ceilings and is the perfect material for building alcoves, nooks, cabinets and fixed furniture, and for speeding up remodeling jobs.

Ail-Weorher Douslos fir lxrERl0R PlYwooD is made with completely waterproof resin adhesives and is ideal for permanent outdoor exposures. It comes in a variety ofgrades, sizes and thicknesses suitable for exterior walls of homes, garages, service stations, grain bins, warehouses, silos, barns, signboards, railway cars and boats. The use of Laminex All-Weather Exterior Plywood for removable concrete forms is now a practice which speeds up concrete construction.

Hordwood- Foced PLYwooD is the ideal materiai wherever beauty is the primary considerationbut economy is important, too. It consists ofhardwood veneers heat and pressure-welded to Douglas Fir Plywood and is available now in a complete line of the most desirable hardwood facings. Its talent for creating beauty makes it one of the most interesting and valuable of all construction materials for wall panelling, ceilings, furniture, built-ins and a multitude of other uses.

For store lixtures or complets store inieriors, the suitcbility oI plywood is denonstrcled over cnd over cgqiIr. Light stcrin linishes, which retcin tbe ncrtursl wood becuty, bring estcblishments oI distinction, is a matter of test record. The resultant house is better where the big panels are utilized. Dealer dollar sizes and dollar profits are up and the resultant time-saving in plyrvood application brings overall economy of construction.

Sell building contractors on the idea of using plywood for subfloors and underlays for smoother, tigher, fasterlaid platforms. This big field is entirely apart from the tremendous sales that you can build by selling Exterior plywood siding, somts, gable ends, fences, and exterior trim. And modern design virtually dictates use of plywood for inside walls, partitions, storage walls, cabinets and built-in furniture.

Remodeling

In the field of home remodeling, plywood is a standout friend of contractor and amateur builder alike. The large panels are easy to work and install by week-end carpenters making their own repairs. A home owner finishing an attic or basement, who might be discouraged by looking at an assembly of other remodeling materials, can do the job easily with plywood panels.

The same holds true of building additions, new rooms, garages. Plywood is easier to sell because the home owner can look at the material and visualize the finished job. Plywood looks easier to work to the home orvner, and the fact of the matter is, it is ! Not only will the panel material permit easier installation, it will actually do a better job.

Extra closets, built-ins and bookcases go up like magic when the big panels are used. And in such projects, often sizes other than 4x8 panels are the easiest, quickest, most economical answer. Remember, Douglas fir plywood norv is offered in these stock sizes: Lenths-60, 72, 84, 96. 108. 120 and 144 inches. Widths-30. 36. 42 and 48 inches.

Concrete Forms

Today, plyr,r'ood is a preferred material for concrete form work because forms are easily erected and result in smooth, fin-free concrete surfaces that save time irnd money by reducing time spent on rubbing and finishing.

Plywood forms are easily stripped and given reasonable care, they can be used time and time again. Plyform is the grade especially manufactured for re-usable concrete form panels. Acceptance of architectural concrete construction during the past two decades is hinged upon broad, smooth surfaces. Plywood panels are the answer.

Another tremendous market to cash in on is store and warehouse building. Modern, smooth, curved surfaces that are so popular today with builders and orvners of modern stores and warehouses are easily built r.vith Exterior plywood siding. A quick-check of your community will no doubt show there are many business men thinking of building new stores or remodeling old ones. The job, then, is to point up the architectural possibilities with plywocd, the structural advantages, the economy through speed of construction.

Another sales prospect for volume use of Douglas fir plywood, whicl-r is an incidental part of construction and remodeling in business districts, is the use of plywood for temporary fencing during building operations.

Signs and Displays

Local commercial and business firms present an always fertile sales field for plywood. Their problem, like yours, is to sell merchandise. Statistics have proven time and time again attractive displays sell more, and plywood is a natural material for building all types of signs, displays, and display pieces. The size of the panels, the ease with which they can be worked, and the natural affinity of plywood for all types of attractive finishes and the panels' natural strength all combine to answer the needs of the display man.

Plywood builds better outdoor signs, too. The large, king-size panels are stronger, present a smoother, more paintable surface. You will find that people in the outdoor sign business lend a willing ear to vour salesman when he explains that plywood allows them to dispense with the conventional supporting border, letting them concentrate all eyes on the sign's illustration and sales message.

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Has your sales representative been calling on industrial plants in your area? The recent war has taught many manufacturers much about plylvood. Maintenance, re- l"t San Francisco branch sales warehouse of Associated Plywood Mills, Inc., is one link in a chain of plywood sales and distribution depots that is nationwide.

The plywood manufacturing experience of APMI extends over a period of 28 years. That is a long time in a relatively young industry-long enough to acquire know-how and to accePt the responsibility for quality production, fair prices, quick delivery.

APMI plywood is a dependable product to buy. The APMI representative in your territory is a good man to call for general information, for prices, for delivery schedules.

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We worehouse complete stocks of Douglos Fir Plywood of both interior ond exterior fypes.

PLYPANEI is the grode for interior ffnishing ond where either one or both surfoces ore exposed.

PLYSCORD is on unsonded utility ponel for sheothing ond sub-flooring.

EXT.-D.F.P.A. is used for exleriors of commerciol buildings ond residences.

PIYFORI is o multiple re-use form for producing smooth concrete surfoces.

All types qre ovoiloble in stqndord widths, lengths ond thicknesses.