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Select Knotty: A Tight Knot Redwood Sldlng lrom Simpson
With Simpson "Tight Knot" Select Ifuotty Siding, natural redwood beauty that meets the eye is matched by equally remarkable natural properties:
I Exceptional dimensional stability; resistance to warping, twisting, and checking.
I lmpressive insulation against both heat and cold.
I Unequald ability to take and hold a variety of finish options.
Simpson "Tight Knot" Select Knotty Siding is available seasoned and saw textured in V-Joint Tongue and Groove, Shiplap, and bold lV+'Tltick Butt Bevd Siding patterns, offering a wide range of apptcations.
The competitive edge is all yours, naturally.
I Member of the California Redwood Association
For immediate information on availability and the name of your nearest source of supply call:
Toll-Free Select Knotty Hot fine, l-E00-637:7W7. Simpson Timber Company, Redwood Division, P.O. Box 1169, Arcata, CA 95521-1169
Select Knotty Redwood
PenPly Sold To K-Ply lnc.
Peninsula Plywood, a division of ITT Rayonier Inc., in Port Angeles, Wa., has been sold to K-Ply Inc., a subsidiary of Klukwan Forest Products. Juneau. Ak.
No price was disclosed for the sale. K-Ply plans to make modifications to the cedar siding and specialty plywood products plant during a brief shutdown. Production will be resumed within a few weeks.
Spenard Expands In Alaska
After three years of consolidating by closing stores, Spenard Builders Supply, Anchorage, Ak., is finally expanding one of its nine locations.
The 4,500 sq. ft. Wasilla, Ak., unit is gaining an additional 3,100 sq. ft. of floor space to accommodate a kitchen center, floor covering center, window and door displays, and expanded paint, hardwood and hardware departments.
This is Spenard's first expansion since it added its Sitka. Ak.. unit in 1986. Since then. a severe economic recession has pounded the state's construction industry and forced the chain to close several stores.
The expansion was caused by the need to upgrade an undersized, 12year-old store and a perceived change in customer confidence. "A lot of people have seen their houses lose so much equity, they can't get rid of them," says operations manager Mike Buza. "So if they're going to live in them, they're going to add rooms and change carpets or appliances."
Freres Elected WGLIB Pres.
Ted Freres has been elected president of the West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau for 1989-90. He is with Freres Lumber Co. in Lyons, Or.
Carl Allison, Sun Studs, Inc., Roseburg, Or., is vice president, and Harlan Friesen, Friesen Lumber Co., St. Helens, Or., is secretary/ treasurer.
The West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau is a non-profit lumber grading agency serving member mills west of the summit region of the Cascades in Washington and Oregon, and in all of California. WCLIB is one of the three major rules-writing agencies for lumber grading in the United States.
Hawaii Hoo-Hoo Convention
Honolulu Hoo-Hoo Club will host the 1989 Hoo-Hoo International convention, Sept. 8-14 in Waikiki on the Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
This is the third time the Honolulu group has hosted the international convention of the lumbermen's fraternity, according to Philip A. Cocks, president. Other annual meetings were in 1971 and 1979. The Sheraton-Waikiki Hotel, Honolulu, will be the official convention hotel. Travel arrangements are being coordinated by USA Hosts-Hawaii which has toll free lines for the use of Hoo-Hoo members seeking information.
Hardwood Cabinets Popular
Over 700/o of the remodeled kitchens in the U.S. have hardwood cabinets made of oak, ash, maple, cherry, hickory or alder. These sales are part of $8.7 billion spent annually on kitchen remodeling.
Sacramento, Ca.
Ponderosa Pine, Sugar Pine White.Fir, Douglas Fir, Cedar, S-P-F
James A. Haas, gen. mgr.
Richard H. Mills
Mouldings, Millwork, Cut Stock, Plywood, Lumber, Particleboard
Sales Agents for:
Duramold Wood Products. El Paso. Tx.
W&W Moulding Co., Loomis, Ca.
P.O. Box 255546, Sacramento, Ca. 95825 u.s. WATS (800)624-5319 cA. WATS (800)32r-1278
(9161972-7282
FAX 916-972-7290
San Francisco, Ca.
Mahogany, Meranti, Keruing, Ramin, Nyatoh
Franklin O. Billings
FAX
Glulams Build Reputatftrns
Dealers can establish a reputation for dependability by assuring builders a consistent source of supply with a consistent inventory of quality building components at a consistent price.
Glulam beams fit into this category by being consistently available, as well as strong and stable in construction. Because it is an engineered product and not a commodity, a glulam's price is stable.
Glulam performance depends on the use of machine stress rated (MSR) lumber. Each piece of lumber in a glulam is machine tested to determine the amount of weight it can hold. It is then placed in the beam so that the resulting glulam is consistently strong and reliable.
The use of kiln dried lumber and exterior waterproof glue means that glulams will not shrink like green timbers. Glulams do not check, warp or twist, but remain dimensionally stable when exposed to normal construction conditions.
In discussing the benefits of glulams for dealers, Karen Mahoney, marketing communications manager at Weyerhaeuser Co., a large producer of glulam beams, stressed that glulams, because they are manufactured, do not depend on the variable width and length of today's timbers. "Glulams are produced in depths of 6 to 24 inches, in lt/z inch increments," she explained, "and in a wide range of widths."
Glulams can be produced in lengths up to 60 feet and delivered to retailers in specified lengths. Waste is never a problem because every
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