<ARTICLE>  5
        
<LEGEND>
                                                            EXHIBIT 27

THIS DATA SCHEDULE CONTAINS FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM
THE TJ INTERNATIONAL, INC. BALANCE SHEET AT JANUARY 2, 1999, AND
FROM ITS STATEMENT OF INCOME ENDED JANUARY 2, 1999.  THE
INFORMATION PRESENTED IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE
TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
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<PERIOD-START>                     JAN-04-1998
<PERIOD-END>                       JAN-02-1999
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<SECURITIES>                         9,091
<RECEIVABLES>                       70,364
<ALLOWANCES>                           374
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<PP&E>                             642,690
<DEPRECIATION>                     260,123
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                     730,939
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<BONDS>                            142,390
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