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Los Angeles-J155 Telegroph Roqd 90022 Son Frqncisco 24-1485 Bovshore Blvd'

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Beaird-Poulan Inc. has introduced an all new direct drive saw, dubbed the Poulan Model 400.

The four cubic inch engine weighs only 137+ pounds and is the most powerful of the new super-lightweights' Poulan plus features include:

Fifty percent more fuel and 66 percent more oil capacity for longer cutting time with fewer stops ,and starts.

Quicker starting with heavy-duty starter. Larger starter pulley makes starting quicker, easier. 17,000 volt ignition provides twice the voltage needed for usual conditions. Magneto, points and condensor are fully enclosed for all-weather operation.

Faster cutting: four-post pyramid reed valve sends tremendous charge of gas-air

New Saw Weighs Less Than 14 Pounds mixtule to combustion chamber. Maintains faster cutting sPeed under load.

The Poulan 400 is being introduced to chain saw users this fall through the biggest advertising campaign in Poulan's history.

WRttn: Beaird-Poulan, Shreveport, La.

Phone 685-4506

Phone JUniper 4-6262

Do-lt-Yourself Greenhouse

A package kit with full instruction for an 8 x L2-foot do-it-yourself greenhouse which retails complete for $250 is now being offered by Lasco Industries.

Lasco supplies the dealer with precut Lascolite greenhouse clear fiberglass plastic panels, complete instructions for do-it-yourself assembly, and a list of the materials required. The dealer then precuts the lumber and supplies the few brackets, screws and nar'ls needed to complete the package.

The cost of all materials, including lumber and Lascolite, gives the dealer almost a ?0 percent markup, according to John Hunter, Lasco panel division vice president and general manager.

WRITE: John Hunter, Lasco Industries, 1561 Chapin Rd., Montebello' Calif.

New Textured Siding from U.S. Ply

Roughtex, a new member of the Weldwood textured siding line, now is availabte from United States Plywood Corp.

"This new siding, produced r.r-ith fir or cedar faces, has a strikingly distinctive rough-sawn texture aligned straight across the width of the pane|," according to Alex D'Agnillo, sidings product manaEer.

"It may be installed as produced with no further design treatment or with a board-and-batten effect for a bolder anpearance," he added.

Roughtex is acceptable for single wall construction as a combination sheathing_ siding, thus affolding time and mone!saving advantages, U.S. Plywood states.

The new textured siding is designed for stain finishing, although cedar Rouehtex may be left to weather naturally. It is available in 7s" and Ts" thicknesses, in panels four feet wide and eight, nine or ten feet long. Long edges are shiplapped to insure continuity of pattern and provide weathertight joints between panels.

WRITE: U.S. Plywood Corp., 777 Third Ave., New York, N.Y. 10017.

New Wedge Block Speeds Hondling Gypsum Boord, Eliminotes Domoge

A simple wedge block has revolutionized the handling of gypsum board in dealer yards across the nation. According to the Gypsum Association, the new method of storing and handling gypsum board productshas solved a number of problems which have plagued dealers fol years.

The wedge is simple in design and easy to use. Normally, when an order is filled for gypsum board, a fork-lift operator and one or two men are needed. Now. with the

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octotEn, 1965 wedge, the fork-lift operator alone can haudle any order. Ifere's how: lhe wedge is equally useful and valuable when stacking gypsum board. Instead of using dunnage-which can amount to 16 percent of the storage space, as well as contribute to unsightly staeking" and pos- sible board damag+the wedge block is placed on the existing stack of board, then the new board is put on top. fire wedge is removed by attaching its self-contsined chain to the truck which slowly backs up, pulling the wedge from the stack. The result: a neat stack with up to 15 per cent more gypsum board in the sarne area. Again, no damage to material.

First, the operator hand-sets the wedge under the precise number of sheets of gypgum board needed. He then mounts his truck, maneuvers one of the forks into the notch of the wedge and, by slowly moving the tnrck forward, guides the wedge under the sheets of g1rysum tioard. He then backs ofr, and inserts the forks under the sheets -where the wedge has provided plenty of spaee. That's it. He is now on his way with the order. It's done quickly by one man and no damage to the board.

The Gypsum Association, who will supply all nec€ssary specifications, states that wedge blocks can easily be obtained from. cabinet makers. The cost is about S2O each. If the wedge is used with normal care it will provide many yeans of satisfactorT service.

\ilRITE: Gypsum Association, 20L N. Wells St., Chicago 60606.

Two New BrucePly Ponels

E. L. Bruee Co.'s BnrcePly division announces two additions to its family of prefinished hardwood paneling. The Huntsman and Sylva^n series are both characterized by heavy random glooves.

In the Huntsman, cross-scored gtooves give the effect of random planking. Iloot!man is suggested for t accent walls and is available in cherry, pecan and walnut.

Sylvan is similar, but has no horizontal scoring. Available in 4-foot by ?-foot 8-foot and 1O-foot sizes, Sylvan is made in cherr5r, elm, pecan, birch, oak, walnut and three exciting new shades of lauan. Sylvan grades are sold in all price ranges.

TffRITE: Martin Shea, sales manager, BrucePly Div., E. L. Bruee Co., P.O. Box 397, Memphis, Tenn. 38101.