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Ecofan Airplus is said to increase stove efficiency by circulating warm air. It operates quietly and comes with a one year warTanty.

Circle No. 605

Deck Screw In A Snap

A double pitch, scored decking screw that snaps l/4" below the surface of the deck board is available from O'Berry Enterprises.

lnsulation By The Slice

GRK Fasteners has introduced a fiberglass insulation knife reportedly able to cut pieces as small as ll2"

Joist 2000: A Wood Odyssey

An ooen. all-wood floor truss from Universal Forest Products offers long spans and superior load carrying caoabilities.

thick in a single pass Insulknife fJatures a razor sharp blade that is said to eliminate insulation tears.

Circle No. 601 termites for southern pine lumber and plywood, and Douglas fir plywood.

Circle No. 603

Our SPF Post Up Man

Factory primed spruce-pine-fir posts that are kiln-dried to l5va and 1007o wane-free are now available from Woodtone.

Snap-Ov features pitches that are said to pull the deck board tight to the joist and have a holing strength four times that of a nail.

Circle N0.606

D-l-Y Calculator

A new hand-held calculator from Calculated Industries determines needed quantities for studs, 2x8 sheets, floor tiles, paint and rolls of wallpaper in for home improvement projects.

ProCalc is said to solve mathematical problems for hundreds of d-i-yer projects. It comes in a protective hard case and features a one-year limited warranty.

Open Joist 2000 is made with finger joinery and a waterproof structural adhesive and comes in 9-318", ll718", 13" and 16" depths with trimmable ends that are said to fit exact framing dimensions.

Circle No. 602

The Arch Enemy Of Fire

Arch Wood Protection has introduced a new 40-year warranty for its fire retardant treated wood.

Dricon's new warranty assures against damage from fungal decay,

RealPost is ICBO and ANSI/ AF&PA acredited for structural use and is available in a CCA pressure treated post.

Circle No. 604

A Fan Of Wood Stoves

A self-powered wood stove fan that generates its own energy is available from Caframo.

LCircle No. 607

Bend, But Don't Break

Composite bender board that is said not to rot, split or suffer from termite damage or fungal decay is new from FiberTech Polymers Inc.

DriWrap is said to be the most efficient approach for the protection of kiln dried lumber against mold and water.

Circle No. 609

Steel Risers In The East

Steel stair risers made with heavy duty steel tubing for support and stability are now available from Peak Products.

BenderBoard has a wood-like appearence and comes with a l0-year limited warranty.

It is installed with standard woodworking tools and equipment.

Circle No. 608

Keep Lumber Dry

A breathable. mold and water resistant barrier for dry lumber and other dry wood products is new from Kop-Coat.

EasyRiser features extra bolt holes for firm attachment and comes in onethrough nine-step sizes.

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I Saw A Miter Stand

Wolfcraft has introduced a universal cutting station designed for power tool set-up operation and knockdown. Miter Saw Stand reportedly fits all brands of miter saws, including 10" and 12" models.

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More Changes At Weyerhaeuser

While unveiling one vastly expanded facility, Weyerhaeuser Co. also announced plans to close two other Southeastern plants it acquired in the Willamette Industries deal to "help improve operating efficiency."

The company will permanently close its Lillie, La., particleboard plant on or before Dec. 31, eliminating 127 jobs and I 19 million sq. ft. of production.

Its Tulsa, Ok., corrugated sheet manufacturing facility shut down in early September, eliminating 25 positions and 3l million sq. ft. o[capacity.

The company also completed an $80 million modernization project at its Simsboro, La., particleboard plant. The facility now produces UltraPine in sizes up to l0 ft. wide by 24 ft. long.

Mill manager Danell Keeling said the company installed a continuous particleboard press that more than doubles product size options, production capability and manufacturing space at the facility from 230,000 to 5 10,000 sq. ft.

The l6-month project, which began under Willamette, now puts the facility's production capacity at 240 million sq. ft. annually.

Florida Yard Bowls A Strike

Kimal Lumber Co. has opened a new facility in Englewood, Fl., that it hopes will bowl customers over.

Last month Kimal Lumber moved from its old 1,034-sq. ft. facility and into a new 12,000-sq. ft. office and sales building, complete with an authentic maple and pine bowling alley floor.

"We knew it would be a unique thing in a lumberyard to have a bowling alley floor," said branch manager Don Caudill. "We're even going to set up a bowling ball and pins in here as a teaser."

Caudill said it cost $24,000 to purchase the floor from an old Miami bowling alley and install it. Another $14,000 was spent refinishing it. "It was a slow process at first to get it installed," he said. "It took 612 hours to install it."

The sales room is divided into 100-ft. long,42-inch wide lanes separated by mahogany strips and secured by 1,440 wood plugs. The alley floor also covers the sales counter.

Rob Liebgott, 52, senior v.p.-sales, marketing and advertising, TruServ Corp., died from heart failure Sept. 7.

In 1973, he joined TruServ's predecessor, Cotter and Co., as assistant mgr. for appliances and electronics. The following year he was named general manager.

Mr. Liebgott joined Sentry Hardware in 1985 as general merchandising mgr. and became v.p.-merchandising and advertising after Sentry merged with Liberty Distributors to form Distribution America in 1991. He rejoined Cotter and Co. in 1996.

He served on the trophy committee of the Hardware Group Association and Golden Hammer Retail Award Committee.

Lon Gribble, 76, retired mgr., Ridge Lumber Co., Lakeland, Ga., died of heart complications July 26.

A native of Habersham County, Ga., Mr. Gribble served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

Home Depot Battling Florida City

Home Depot and North Miami, Fl., are once again suing each other over the fate of an uncompleted store located partially within the boundaries of the South Florida community.

North Miami is suing Home Depot over lost legal fees and argues that county zoning permitting construction of the store was without legal basis. In May it was discovered that part of the Depot property is within North Miami city limits.

The discovery has given weight to complaints by neighborhood residents who have opposed the construction from the beginning, claiming that increased traffic would harm the area's quality of life.

A day after the city filed suit, Home Depot sued the city, asking for compensation of lost profits and increased development fees from the city's opposition, along with other punitive damages.

Depot's attorney estimates that compensation fees alone could be as high as $10 million.

The latest round of suits caps a cantankerous relationship that has resulted in legal action taken by both sides over the last year.

The Depot suit also claims that North Miami has repeatedly violated terms of a 1999 zoning application agreement, even unlawfully denying the construction project water and utility service at one point.

In June a court injunction stopped construction at the site.

Home Depot officials have also suggested that North Miami mayor Josaphat Celestin is trying to stifle the construction because important political allies who reside in the neighborhood oppose the store.

Mayor Celestin has denied that politics has played a factor in his actions.

Home Depot, said the mayor, "has no respect for the law. They think they can lie, and because they are a $60 billion company the law doesn't apply to them. I'll countersue for defamation of character."

Strong Marks For Alabama EWP Mill

In an effort to strengthen its brand and keep engineered wood from slipping to commodity status, International Paper Co.'s mill in Thorsby, Al., has overhauled its product marking systems.

According to the facility's technical director, Derek Ratchford, using a modern marking system improves output quality and helps move its I-Joist line significantly faster from the mill, through distribution, and on to the endcustomer. Line speeds now operate in excess of 300 feet per minute. Printhead flushing, cleaning and maintenance are simplified, and markings can be changed in 20 seconds, instead of three to lour minutes.

Clearer marks help lumberyard customers segregate inventories more easily and accurately, as well as improve recognition of product quality and logos by customers and building code official.

Before switching to Matthews International's Jet-AMark R4 controller and its small and large character DOD 5100 marking system, Ratchford notes that even at slower line speeds its previous ink-jet system was encountering serious legibility problems of the identification on the flanges and web of its I-joists. I-joists, says IP's Lloyd Brown, "need to be recognized both for their structural integrity and uniform quality."

The joist flanges and now the webs are marked in greater detail so that better traceability can be accomplished for date of manufacture, the shift that worked on the line, the mill run, material used, and other critical indicators needed for product assurance. The markings, including the IP name and its "leaping leopard" logo, have an impact beyond mere trouble-shooting, since brand names are becoming more important today in product marketing success, Brown says.

"The name of the game today in developing engineered wood products is conveying to the installers and users of our l-Joists and Weldwood LVL that they are buying materials from the major world supplier of these forest products," Brown adds. "Also. that the materials come from mills with high quality standards. The excellence of our markings directly raises IP's visibility in the market, and our mark now represents the world leader we really are."

A special challenge is that engineered wood plants, much like saw mills, are full of particulates flying about "that can create problems for applying clear and durable ink marks on the wood," Ratchford says.

Prior to January, when the new marking system was acquired, only the flanges of the joists were marked. Since then the web markings were added to speed handling by the customer in warehoused inventories and to enhance brand identification.

FLORI0A Buildino Material Association held its annual convention and show Aug. 22-24ii' Orlando. (1) Brad Bradley, Dave Bassel, David Bayes. (2) Dave-Malone, Laura Vigneault, Dale Olds. (3) Chris Halpain. (a) Clint Darnell, Bernice Murdock, J.F. Gullo. (5) Shelly Woll, Dale Cunningham. (6) Scott McNamara, Bill Wagner, Bill Kabella, Scott Schilsky, Bob Lehnhardt. (7) Mike Faulk, Steve Shirey, Tom Snyder. (8) Craig Young, David Register, Mark Bobinson, Don Smyth Jr. (9) Pat Loltus, Jack Monroe. (i0) Chuck Browning, Terry Johnston. (11) Carlos Smith, Clay 50 Burlorrc; Pnouucrs Drcnsr OcroBER 2002

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