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High Density Porricleboord Flo6ring

Forrest Wood Flooring, manufactured by Forrest Industries of Dillard, Oregon, is a high density particleboard that is manufactured in 9"x9" blocks 96" and Y+" thick, B%" wide x 8' long %" strips, and. 2'x4' and, 4'x4' panels Ve" thick in two colors, Kashmir Walnut and Autumn Oak. These products are prefinished at the factory with enduring vinyl.

Its low cost, plus no finishing on the job makes Forrest W'ood F-looring the most economical wood flooring available. Forrest Flooring provides the rich beauty of cork, yet it is harder than hard oak or maple. EVen women's spike heels won't dent or mar flint h,ard Forrest Wood Flooring.

Application is with gpecially formulated mistics on the wood black, and nails for the panels and strip floor. A versatile all around flooring product, it is ideal for

Red Cedar, the entire panel is factory sealed, and opelr knots are properly filled. All exposed surfaces are of Cedar.

Cedar-Sawn siding is available in many distinctive patterns, including new rever:ne board and batten with Yn' deep grooves, tl{2" wide, on L2" or 16" cemters, providing a batten app€ararrce without the additional cost of materials and labor.

Cedar-Sawn is also manufactured in Texture 1-11 and Channel Groove, as well as without grooves for regular board and bat-

Attenlio n-Getter for Deolers

Excellent Cash & Carry ltem many home uses and for offices and many public rooms. Forrest wood's rock hard surface shrugs off abuse.

This is an excellent cash and carry product for retail lumber companies and flooring stores.

WRITE: Forrest Industries, Inc., P.O. Box 78, Dillard, Oregon, or for the greater San Francisco Bay Area call or write Hallinan Mackin Lumber 'Co.. Inc.. exclusive distributors, 1485 Bayshore Blvd., San Francisco, California.

New Interior ond Exlerior Siding

The Buildings Materials Division of Evans Products Company has announced the introduction of new Cedar-Sawn siding for interior or exterior application-

A rough-hewn efrect gives Cedar-Sawn panels a distinctive rustic appeara.nce, and enables them to blend well with o'ther exterior finishes, such as brick, stucco or honizontal siding.

Installation cost is lonr because CedarSawn requires no sbaining, pa,inting or finishing, and because no sheathing or corner-bracing is needed.

Panels are available in Ye" ar %" thickness, and in sizes 4'x8', 4'x9' and 4'x10'. Faces and gmoved bottoms are of Western ten application. In the Texture 1-11 pattern, Vs" thick pa^nels have 96" wide grooves 1/+' derlp an 2, 4, 6 a.nd 8-inch centers. The Channel Groove pattern is Ye'! thick with y8" wide by 3/32;' deep grooves on 2, 4,6 and 8-inch centers.

Eva.ns also supp,lies these panels in the recently announced Cedar-Etched sidingl, and q"ith a completely smooth sudace.

WRITE: Evans Ptoduets Co., Buildiqf Materials Division, P. O. Box 3295, Portland 8, Oregon.

New Mqrlite Disploy Lsbel

Colorful display identification labels, designed to simplify the identification and pricing of Marlite display panels, have been introduced by Marsh Wall Products. A different color label is provided for each type of MarliteHirGloss, Trendwood, Plank and Ceiling Block, Murals, Decorator and Marble patterns. The labels can be used to show the price per square foot, or the price Be'r panel. Priees can be marked with a ball-point pen or a felttipped marking pencil.

Here's a new and different merchandising aid to help attract, lady customers to dealer yards. It's a gaily-striped, colorfast, Sanforized "pocket maid" apron available to Weyerhaeuser dealers in quantity at low cost. The washable denim apron is attractive and practical , . an ideal attentiongetter for dealer ads, open houses or gift offers. There's a tab inside the apron for dealer identification without detracting from appearance. For sample apron, together with two hot dish holder samples and catalog of dealer specialty items and prices, send $1.00.

WRITD: Weyerhaeuser Company, Box B 234, Tacoma, Wash. 98401.

New "One Piece" Post C,op

Timber Engineering Company has announced the addition of a nevr "one piece" post cap to its line of structural wood fasteners. The product is designed to accommodate 4x4 members but Teco plans to add a connector for 6x6 members at a later date.

Manufactured from 16 gauge galvanized metal, the new Teco post cap is designed to provide more efficient framing in post

The new display identification labels may be obtained from Marlite sales representatives, or

\ilRITE: Advertising Department, Marsh Wall Products, Dover, Ohio.

Accommodates 4x4 mMembers and beam construction. Supplied with each carton of connectors are galvanized 10d nails to insure proper performance, Tests conducted by Teco's product development sectio,n show that the cap will resist upward lift of from 1020 lbs. to 1250 lbs., depending upon the species of lumber used.

This latest new Teco product comple. ments the firm's recently introduced adjustable post anchor, also designed for 4x4 members.

WRITE: fimber Engineering Company, 1619 Massachusetts Avenue., N.W., Washington. D.C.

New Prefinished Poneling

Sable Walnut prefinished woodgrain hardboard paneling is new from Simpson fimber Company. The warm, rich color and walnut gtain ,are protected with a durable finish that is completely washable and stain resistant. The easy-to-cut-and-handle 4'x8' panels will not split, splinter or crack. Edges are beveled to match the random grooves and the grain is mismatched from ptrank-to-plank for a true, panel efrect. The new paneling can be installed using nails, a good waterproof adhesive, or a combilation of both. Approximate retail price is 21 cents a square foot. Further inJormation on Sable Walnut can be obtained from any Simpson building materials dealer or,

WRITE: Simpson Timber Company, 21008 Washington Building, Seattle 1, Wash.

Point-of-Sole Sqw Rock

The advent two years ago of Skokie Saw marked a major turning-point in the marketing of a staid and solid hardware replacement line---<utting tools. For the first time, this hardware item has beeome a profit-maker Skokie Saw has packaged into two sqnare feet of retail sales space an entire wow" Saw Blade Center rack assortment including sabre, hack, jig, circular and cop- ing saw blades plus screw pilots, twist drills and drill kits, screw extractor kits and drill-n-tap kits. fire Skokie Saw "powwow" includes 110 items, a tota,l of 547 pieces, at a retail list price of $583.50. The Skokie Saw "pow-wow" is available at normal dealer-distributor discounts,

For the first time, sabre saw replacement blades were color-coded for types, sizes and eye-appeal. The entire Skokie Saw line was skin-packed on cards for point-of-purchase display including the circular saw blades which sometimes weigh as much as a pound. Skokie Saw markets a line of 280 cutting tools in all.

Despite the precision manufacture and hand-tooling of Skokie Saw products, the product line has become a high profit, high volume, fast turnover item to hundreds of retailers across the nation.

.WRITE: F. P. Maxton Saw & Mfg. Co., Skokie, Ill.

Textured-Surfqce Exlerior Sidings

Three new textured surdace exterior sidings have been introduced by Masonite Corporation to meet the growing demand for siding with a rough sawn appearance.

Nylon Beqd Secures Lockset Screws

A nylon bead to prevent lockset tie screws from working loose after installation is currently being used on all Dexlock locksets, economy-priced line manufactured by Dexter Industries.

According to the manufacturer, the bead of nylon is inserted near the end of all tie screws. As the screw is tightened, the nylon conforms to tie rod threading, literally locking the screw in place, cutting tool department, a marketing innovation in cutting tools. The most recent of Skokie Saw's array of nine point-of,purchase displays is the so-called "pow-

Since all Dexlock locksets have pre assembled screvrs, the nylon bead secures the tie screws during shipment, and permits fast, easy locksert, installation.

Tho three new sidings have a.n embossed wood grain with transverse striations to simulate the rough texture which is much in demand today.

First products of their kind made of hardboard, the new Ruf-X-ninety Lap siding, Ruf-X-ninety Panel siding, and RufX-ninety Grooved siding, represent an important expansion of the company's widely accepted X-ninety line.

Ruf-X-ninety Panel and Grooved siding are available in panels 4 feet wide by 7, 8, 9 or 16 feet long. Ttre new Lap siding is 12 inches wide a^nd is available in.l&foot lengths. Nominal thickness of all three is 7,/16 inches.

The grooved siding has %-inch wide longitudinal grooves spaced 8 inches o.c. Shiplap edges provide a continuous pattern and tight ioints. The panel siding is made with butt edges. Both are face primed and back sealed at the factory. The Lap siding is fantory primed on the face and long edges and is back sealed.

Ruf-X-ninety sidings ane being distributed only west of the Rocky Mounta"ins at the outset, according to Eugene A. Rose, Masonite merehandising manager for exterior products.

IVRITE: Masonite Cot?., 29 North 'Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606.

In addition, the nylon bead adds to homeowner appeal by preventing locksets fr.om loosening on the door.

WRITE: Dexter Lock Division, Dexter Industries, Inc., 1601 Madison Avenue, S.E., Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Speciof Honger fiot 2x4 Members

Included in the extensive line of structural wood fasteners manufactured by fimber Engineering Company (Teco) is a special hanger fo,r 2x4 members. Called the "TYpe-24" Teco-U-Grip joist and beam hanger, the product is precision made from 18 gauge galvanized metal.

A wide variety of joist hangers are available in the Teco-U-Grip line. Joist sizes range from 2x4ts to double 2x14ts. So that no mistake ean be made as'to the size nail to be used with its hangers, Teco follows a strict policy of packing special nails in each carton.

A four page descriptive brochure d+ scribing Teco joist hangers and presenting information on recommendd. safe working values is available. For free copn

WRIIE: Timber Engineering Companry, 1619 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.