More durable and faster-drying paints are being studied at the Department's laboratory at Peoria, Ill. In the picture above, left, A. J. Lewis prepares panels for outdoor exposure. The panels face south and are set at- 45' and 90° angles. Mr. Lewis compares durability of regular and improved soybean oil paints that have been exposed 7 months.

A product called papreg (above) is made by compressing many sheets of resinized paper together under heat and pressure. Some examples of how new wood products will have peacetime uses are shown below. From left to right: A staypak shuttle for looms that wears better than untreated wood shuttles; a comer, nut and bolt used in switchboards and other electrical panels where good insulation is important; and a tongued and grooved square flooring with a compreg face, untreated plywood core, and an impreg base. (See page 725)