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as compared to 14 days by conventional n-re thods.

Simple handyman projects with an unusual flair-such as a "relaxation" board that can be used by adults to improve the circulation and by children as an indoor slide-help build traffic and sales volume.

The "relaxation" board, which any handyman can put together in less than an hour, can be used to highlight a special promotion or a newspaper ad. For a special event, a model may be used to demonstrate the idea of the inclined board, which health experts say relaxes the muscles and improves circulation.

A piece of Masonite ft" Tempered. Presdwood, about 2 feet wide and 6 feet long, is supported by lx2-inch framing on the sides and ends. The framing on the sides is terminated about six inches from each end so that a space or "lip" is formed to fit over the headboard, chair, bed, window ledge or other object that is used to support the board.

Elevate the board about 12 to 15 ir-rches when using it to relax. Always have the head lower than the feet so that thc blood can clear the brain. The board also can double

In this method of kiln drying, which is a new application of dielectric heating, power is supplied by a radio frequency generator, and the heat radiates outward from the core of the wood driving the internal uroisture before it to the surface. This is the advantage in process time over the conventional method when heat is applied externally to the wood. Also, the tenperature of the wood and the kiln can be rapidly established and maintained or controlled to suit the requirements of the wood in process.

The report of these tests, PB 151301 An Evaluation of a Dielectric Heating Method for Drying Black Walnut Gunstock Blanks, K. A. Jorczak, Associated Engineers, Inc. for Springfield Armory, U.S. Army, may be ordered f ronr OTS, U.S. Department of Commerce. It contains l5 pages, price 50 cents.

The Look Of Texture

"Personality" is the one-word success story behind its "Cottage" prefinished paneling, says Georgia-Pacific Corporation. The new paneling line features natural growth characteristics in the wood, thus assuring the buyer that every panel has its own chatacter. Increasing corlsurner interest in paneling with individual characteristics brought about addition of the "Cottage" series. All panels in this series contain burls, wild graining, and small, tight knots which give enough variation in appearance to satisfy the homeowners' desire for walls that have an individual touch. Initially offered in two species, Oak and Birch, the line has now been expanded to include Oak, Walnut, and six tones of Birch; Natural, Antique, Blondtone, Cherrytone, Greytone, and Mapletone.

Something new in decorative surfaciug plastics has caught the young lacll-'s eyethe new dimension of texture.

'fextured Textolite* is the procluct, madc by General Electric. It is shown at left con.r1>ared to the same Honduras Mahoganl' u'oodgrain pattern in a conventional satin fi n ish.

as an indoor slide for pre-school age children if the end is raised slightly. Hook the l>oard on the side of a bed or on a window ledge so that the children can slide clown.

Masonite's smooth surface and countersunk screws assure a smooth surface that will not scratch the children. If the board is not going to be used as a slide, a cushion of foan-r rubber can be added to make the board more comf ortable.

ARMY TESTS ELECTRO-KILN

The Army Ordnance Corps has experimented with the new electro-kiln method of drying lun-rber with good results on black walnut gunstock blanks, according to the Office of Technical Services, U.S. Department of Commerce. Gunstock blanks were dried from a moisture range of l0 to 7470 to a range of 4 to 67o in only a few hours,

Anrong the advantages claimed f or the new surface is the elimination of objectionable glare, particularly important on horizontal work surfaces such as desk and counter tops. Another is that woodgrain patterns, like the one above, became much more realistic with a textured surface. The finish is also said to show wear and fingerprints less readily than the traditional gloss or satin firrishes of laminated plastics.

Textured Textolite is available in selected colors and patterns, including solids, nrists and grains, in standard sheet sizes.

Accorcling to Boyd W. Bullock, rnanager of marketing of the company's lanrinate<1 Products department, Coshocton, Ohio, major Textoiite distributors now have cor.nplete stocks of the new textured pattern. Among those recently receiving their areas' first shipments of the new laminate are The Coralite Conrpany, Los Angeles, Calif., The Western Wholesale Company, San Bernardino, Calif., The Case Proclucts Company, San Diego, Calif.

As with Georgia-Pacific's entire line of prefinished hardwood plywood, the Cottage series has the exclusive "family-proof" finish. Size manufactured is the standard 4x8-foot panel in fl-inch thickrress (nine and ten-foot lengths are available on special order). Randorn-plank effect is obtained through use of vertical vee-grooving.

Additional information is available f rom Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Dept. A, Equitable Building, Portland 4, Oregon.

Redwood Siding Mailers Offered To Dealers

Redwood Siding is the subject of a new beautifully illustrated direct mail and pronrotion piece offered by the California Redwood Association to the lumber dealer.

The small 8-page folder is designed for use either as al envelope stuffer or countertop giveaway by wholesale and retail lumber dealers. The folder features full-color illustrations of redwood siding in use in varied sections of the U.S. It contains valuable finish and maintenance information of interest to the homeowner, and outlines the advantages of beautiful, durable redwood siding.

To promote the use of the versatile promotion piece, the California Redwood Association is offering, at no charge, an eye-catching counter-top stuffer dispenser with every order of 250 or more stuffers. The dispenser, in bright red, is in the shape of the CRA's new disc-and-pedestal trader-nark design and stands 24 inches high.

Single copies of the new redwood siding stuffer are available free from CRA. Addi-