Show New Bowling Lane Is Carpenters Carpenter's JOY How many thumb bruises are likely to result from the pounding of nails That's a statistic no one has ever compiled complIed and it would pain the amateur carpenter even to contemplate the aver aver- age As for the nails ap approximately approximately approximately ap- ap proximately that many are re required reqUired required re- re for the construction of one bowling lane bed This piece of incidental in intelligence intelligence intelligence in- in has cropped up be because because because be- be cause the work of installing lanes Is underway at The liThe Cow Palace Lanes under construction at Ephraim Dale E. E Vance manager of of the new bowling showplace said representatives tives of the Brunswick Corporation Corporation Corporation Cor Cor- are now on the scene supervising installation of the twelve lane beds The Cow Palace Lanes will feature a complete line of Brunswick Gold Crown equip- equip m men e n t including Brunswick Automatic and is scheduled for opening the lat latter latter latter lat lat- ter part of August Meanwhile 1 the hammering continues with more than 96 nails to be driven into the select quality precision cut maple and pine lumber destined destined destined des des- tined to become mirror smooth highways for bowling balls That's does not Include the additional nails required to construct th and framework to support the lane beds Other statistics involved are equally staggering When completed completed completed com com- each bed will weigh over pounds and will be composed of 1594 feet of maple and 1582 feet of pine or feet of maple and feet of pine in the overall overall overall over over- all installation Why are two types of wood used To assure long life for forthe forthe forthe the beds and provide the best scoring conditions for the bowler Dale Vance explains Maple is used at both ends of the bed because a hard hardwood hardwood hardwood wood is required to withstand the impact of the ball and the falling pins Mr 1 Vance points out The uThe middle half of each bed is constructed of pine be because because because be- be cause its open grain is best for holding the spinning ball to its straight or hook path depending on the bowlers bowler's de de- de livery Both types of lumber arrive pre cut in tongue and groove form from Brunswick factories factories factories factor factor- ies in Muskegon Michigan 1 and Marion Marlon Virginia and each 1 8 1 by 2 4 3 inch length is fitted with fitted with the open grain edge up the superior strength sur sur- face The business of piecing to together together to- to together gether and installing BrunswIck Brunswick Brunswick Bruns Bruns- wick lanes Is one of high precision precision precision pre pre- since the American Congress Insists on tol close erance specifications if the lanes are to qualify for ABC sanction ABC regulations specify the over all lane bed length from foul line to pit edge at 62 feet 10 and 3 16 inches ed width must be at least 41 but not more than 42 inches Before the bed can be ap approved approved approved ap- ap proved for ABC sanctioned league or tournament play its surface must be free of any depression groove high spot or tilt in excess of 40 of an Inch In other words an aspiring lane bed must be super smooth and strictly on the level to earn its ABCs |