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The Use Of Wood

Tur sprrov FTcHTER of the sea lanes, the versatile p.T. boat of light wood construction has proved to be one of the sensational weapons of the war. The success of the P.T. boar has given America another concepr of the value of wood and its ever widening range of udlity.

A funher development of lumber that is going to help your business is the wood laminated arch, arch rafter and other structural members. These arches are engineered to meet the requirements of the job.

They have been serving the war effort from the very beginning, in the fast and economical construcdon of large, post-free structures-huge airplane hangars, drill halls, recreation centers, chapels. On the farm, smaller wood laminated arches are used in the building of barns, machine sheds, poultry and hog houses, combination corn cribs and granaries.

The Teco engineered connector sysrem of construction has opened the way to a wider and more economical application of timbers in construction. The Teco meral connector made ir possible to utilize go% or more of the working strength of wood as compared rc 40% to 6o% under old methods of joining timbers.

You will find gready expanded posr-war markers for lumber in your community because engineering in lumber is developing new and better ways in which wood can serve in building.

SlltlNG rN toDAy's merrrt-Today, more than in any other period, the home owner and farmer are more fully aware of the imponance of maintenance and repair. Notwithstanding the less than normal llow of lumber for civilian requirements, it is still serving these essential markets. Lumber used alone or in combination with other materials, will help you serve in many ways your city aod farm cusromers.