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New Simpson Brochure

Another success story from Simpson Ruf-Sawn redwood piywood! The handsomely textured siding and paneling has the distinctive beauty of California redu'oods, is durable; economical, easy to install.

The full-color booklet will contain colored photographs showing how to use lvood mouldings on walls, interior and exterior doors, cabinets, garage doors and on fences.

WRITE: Western Wood Moulding Producers, 526 American Bank Bldg., Portland, Ore.

Pointing Redwood Doto

An eight-page data sheet, P a i nt i n g Exterior Redwood, which details the why, when, where and horv of painting a product that is usually left unfinished, has just been publishe<l by the Califolnia Retlwood Association.

The booklet is a companion to the Redwood Fixterior Finishes data sheet,'rvhicl-r deals with the natural finishes that are most often lecommended for ledu'ood. It is based on thc premise that,

WRITE: California Redwood Ass'n, 617 Montgomery St., San Francisco, Calif., 94111.

Lom-Loc Brochure

A new, full color brochure describing Lam-Loc Pecky Cedar paneling and siding and shor'"'ing several interesting applications is now available from Ed Fountain Lumber Co.

Lam-Loc Pecky Cedar is a natural, durable texture for both inLeriol and exteliot' aPplications. It is available in three facesre-sa\\'n, smooth, sandblasted and t*'o edge designs, square-cut or tongue and groove.

Still another feature of the four color literature is a photographic presentation of the Lam-Loc Pecky Cedar mobile display, Fountain's traveling salesman, and a list of distributors for fast, easy referettct', coast to coast.

Teco Folder

A folder describing the design' fabrication, shipment and assembly of split ring roof trusses js available from Timber Engineeling Company.

Outlined are the design concept of the split ring sYstem of construction and the factors

Plywood Information

Information about Simpson Ruf-Salrn norv is available flom Simpson in an infotmative, I'ullcolor brochure antl mailer.

WRITE: Simpson Tin.rbel Company, 2000 Washington Bldg., Seattle, Wash. 98101.

Four Color ldeo Book

A new four color idea book illustratinE how to use mouldings in decorating and architectural design is being compiled by the Western Wood Moulding Producers, the association representing the western u'ood moulding industry.

Members of the WWMP authorized production of the book at their annual meetinE at Lake Tahoe. Nevada.

rvhile it is not necessary to paint redwood, painting may be desirable for decorative effect alone, especially on fascia, mouldinE and trim.

WRITE: Ed Fountain Lumber Co., 6218 S. Hooper Ave., Los Angeles, Calif.

New Opportunity Film

Management and labor made neu's recently by producing a locumentary film dealing rT'ith the applenticeship pt'oglam in the fields of calpently and contlacting.

Titled "Plofile of Opportunity," the il0-minute semi-documentary seeks to motivate and encourage non-academic students by illustrating that the choice of a vocational cat'eel is as important and rewarding to them and society as the choice of a professional careel is to the academic student and society.

WRITE: Vihline Productions, 4063 Radford Avenue, Studio City, California.

consirleled to be of importance u'hen tleciding on trrrss constluction. Included are trvo tYPicai tluss rlesigns and a listing of othei designs available free.

-\ccording to Teco, an added arlvantage to the split ring sYstem is the ability to shiP trrrsses "knocked - down" or "folded" with final assembly taking Place on the job site. The ring connectol itself serves as the "assembly guide" in insuring the proper assembly of truss parts.

WRITE: Timber Engineeling Company, 1619 Massachusetts -A.venue, N. W., Washington, D. C. 20036.

Ponels Cotolog

The first true masonry appealance in insulated curtainlr.all panels is described in a new 4-page catalog announced by Gail International.

WRITE: Gait International, 582 Market Street, San Francisco, Califor-nia 94104.

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