Page 12 RAIN June 1976 ( Appropriate Technology ) Wood ~toves Bill Day Anchor Tools and Woodstoves 618 N.W. Davis Portland, OR 97209 503/223-3452 Author of our previous wood stove articles (RAIN #3, 4, 5), Bill carries Jwtul, Warm Morning, Air Tight and more. He also rebuilds and repairs all kinds of old ones- according to the feedback we've gotten on his articles, Bill's about the most knowledgeable person around when it comes to wood stoves. He's also got a lot of neat second hand odds and ends in his store. Tom Lang Greenpeace Experimental Farm RR 1 Denman Island, BC He carries Joel, Enterprises, Enheat (Fawcett), Lunenberg and others. Fisher Stove Works 5402 East 4th Plain Vancouver, WA 98661 206/695-612 3 A nice cottage industry. Fisher stoves are made by franchises who get sole distributorships for certain geographic areas. "Our customers become our warm friends." Tashiro Hardware 109 Prefontaine Place Seattle, WA 98104 206/622-8452 Best source we know of in the Northwest for Japanese tools, also a good, old-fashioned hardware store. Tom Lang Greenpeace Farm RR 1 Denman Island, BC He's working on setting up a cooperative enterprise for selling various alternate technology hardware, books, tools, etc.-"in essence we will be a clearing house for appropriate techniques for developing environmentally appropriate lifestyles." Shares will be sold at $100 ea (per household unit) entitling members to a 10 percent discount on all items in the catalogue. Sounds like a good model for other communities. Pioneer's Mercantile P.O. Box 386 Langley, WA 98260 206/321-5466 A new central supply house soon to begin in Seattle-home designs, energy, water and waste systems, hardware, garden equipment, power and hand tools, housewares, wood heaters, stoves, games, musical instruments, fabrics and clothes. Retail, mail order and wholesale. Looking for good people to get involved. Country Tools & Supplies 851-1/2 West 12th Eugene, OR 97402 (503) 342-8679 A fun and useful place to visit- they have everything from shovels to food mills. Just about anything you'd want for homesteading. In operation for a year and a half now, they have price lists available for ordering by mail. Water Power Bill Kitching Small Hydroelectric Systems and Equipment P.O. Box 124 Custer, WA 98240 206/366-7204 4"pipe inlet Has some sheets of good information on pelton wheels and water power free for a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Rick Gustafson The Skookum Co. 85 24 N. Crawford Portland, OR 97203 Skookum Columbia Hydraulic Rams, used to irrigate and pump domestic or municipal water supplies, are available for $297 to $760 from the Skookum Co. They also manufacture logging equipment. Although repair is rarely necessary since most rams are simply and ruggedly made, Skookum maintains a complete line of spare parts which are shipped air mail for installation by your local machine shop. Write for free brochure explaining how a ram works, how to figure size needed and a capacity of water that can be pumped. Mike, New Canyon Industries Deming, WA 98244 Has a low head (28 ft.) plastic pipe turbine which produces 50 amps at 14.8 volts D.C. Guy B. !mega Lasquito Island BC, Canada Bob Ness Institute for Alternative Futures P.O. Box 81 Mt. Vernon, WA 98273 206/442-4940 Has a working pelton wheel. Clivus Multrum Swedish compost toilet distributors: Davis Straub PRAG 747 16th Ave., East Seattle, WA 98112 Ron Davis P.O. Box 23 Cottage Grove, OR 97424 503/942-2019 Len Dawson Housing Assistance Service 4615 Bagley Ave. North Seattle, WA 98103 206-632-0902 Owner-built compost toilets cost $600 in materials, not $100 as printed in the RAIN April '76 poster issue on '·'Flush the Flush Toilet."
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