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LUMBER MERCHANT, Room 508, 108 Sflest 6th St., Los Angeles 14. Your inquiries will be prompdy forwarded ly us to the m"t.rfact rrer or dislributor, who will then answer your inquiries direct.

New Adusroble Door Hinge Soves 25o/o of Time

Readjustment of doors that sag from age or settling may now be done in a matter of seconds without removing the h'inge from the door. according to F-Z Just Hinge Co., Los Angeles, California, hardware manufacturers. Their revolutionary new E-Z-Just Door Butt is expected to reduce installation and readajustment time by more than 25/o with its unique adjustment screws installed onl;r once-the first time. As in the case with many new homes. ground settling may cause doors to hang improperly with resultant buyer dissatisfaction.

With the E-Z Iust installed. merelv a few turns of tie screwdriver in the

"Standard Nailing Practices," the third in a series of fiighly informative charts on redwood, is now available free from Simpson Redwood Comoanv. The chart illustrates all the .o--o.t redwood patterns and shows how they should be nailed, also gives a list of nail characteristics, with types, sizes and number per pound. The chart is 8f"x22", and printed on cardstock in two colors. It is an ideal reference source, useful to lumber dealers, architects, builders and do-it-yourself handymen. Previous redwood information charts distributed free bv Simpson Redwood Company were: Chait No. 1. "Redwood Grades and Their IJses," 'and Chart No. 2, "standard Redwood Patterns and Lumber Estimator."

For your free charts, write to Simpson Redwood Company, 235 Montgomery Street, Room 3120, San Francisco, Calif. Specify whether you wish chart No. 3 or all three charts.

New Portqble Register

A completely new, portable Form Flow_Register has been introduced by The Standard Register Company, Day- ton, Ohio. The Model 7000- offers big machine features and performance coupled with continuoui, handwritten record systems and portability. Available in three sizes, accommodating the three popular form dimensions, it is available in six colors, with pinfeed feature, positive forms controlj align- ment, and feeding performance and steel and aluminum construction for conditions of roughest handling.

slotted adjustment screws will eliminate hinge bind and quickly straighten the door without the usual necessity of planing and repainting of finished surfaces. Door adjustment up to 7/4n', up or down, in or out is easily accomplished with the E-Z-Just. The adjustment screws will in no way detract from the appearance or the irormal use of the hinges as the E-Z-Just Door Butt will permit both hinge leaves to fit flush when the hinge is closed.

Installation of the E-Z-Just is simple and will appeal to costconscious contractors and builders, carpenters and others in the building trades. It particularly fits the "do-it-yourself" field, and alert hardware stores, lumberyards and others catering to the weekend carpenters will find the E-Z-Just Door Butt an easily sold, profitable item.

Further information on the sensational new E-Z-Just is available from the manufacturer, E-Z-lust Hinge Co.,

The Visador Company of Dallas introduces a new Seal-tite threshold which combines kiln-dried. clear-face oak with fawn color vinvl (weather seal). The monotone effecf is designed for harmony with flooring and to eliminate the effect of contrasting aluminum. Tubular shaped vinyl is durable and easily replaced without removing the threshold. The oval design of this weather seal allows door to close easily, yel gives extr?-wide, positive seal across door bottom (eliminating rug-snagging metal weather stripping on door bottom), Don Hall, executive assistant manager, revealed. He said that cleated sides prevent loosening or possibility of vinyl being kicked out oI prace.

Economy is one of the features of the new threshold, Mr. Hall said. He explained that the cost is far less than aluminum thresholds or other methods of weather seal, yet Seal-tite thresholds are as quickly installed as any others.

New Process Gives Fir Plywood Decorqlor Finish

Plywood Processing and Finishing Co., Inc., Newark, N. J., announces a new finishing process for fir plywood to produce attractive decorator finishes at low cost. It claims to overcome completely the raised grain which has plagued efforts to put a satisfactory finish on fir plywood. The plywood sheets may also be V-grooved so that a finished job will simulate popular random-width planking, and making available decorative plywood paneling at budget prices. The new finishing process is being made available to a limited number of plywood manufacturers on a royalty basis.

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