GROSSMANS INC
SC 13D/A, 1996-09-27
LUMBER & OTHER BUILDING MATERIALS DEALERS
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549




                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                               (Amendment No. 3)*


                                 GROSSMAN'S INC.
                                (Name of Issuer)


                                  Common Stock
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                    399215102
                                 (CUSIP Number)

     Richard L. Wendt, 3250 Lakeport Blvd., P.O. Box 1329, Klamath Falls, Oregon
97601-0268 and Robert J. Diercks, 1111 Third Avenue,  Seattle,  Washington 98101
(Name,  Address and Telephone number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
Communications)

                                  March 5, 1996
             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of This Statement)

     If the filing  person has  previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to
report the acquisition  which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing
this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box. |_|

     Check the following  box if a fee is being paid with the statement  |_|. (A
fee is not required only if the reporting person:  (1) has a previous  statement
on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities  described  in Item 1;  and (2) has  filed  no  amendment  subsequent
thereto reporting  beneficial  ownership of five percent of less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)

     Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed
with the  Commission.  See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to
be sent. 

     *The  remainder  of this cover  page  shall be filled  out for a  reporting
person's  initial  filing on this  form with  respect  to the  subject  class of
securities,  and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

     The  information  required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed"  for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the  liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other  provisions of the Act  (however,  see
the Notes).

SEC 1745 (2/92)
259514.1

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- ---------------------                                       -------------------
CUSIP NO. 399215102               13D                        Page 2 of 5 Pages
- ---------------------                                       ------------------
 
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
          S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

          RICHARD L. WENDT           ###-##-####
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) |_| (b) |_|
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   3      SEC USE ONLY


- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

          PF
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     5 CHECK BOX IF  DISCLOSURE  OF LEGAL  PROCEEDINGS  IS REQUIRED  PURSUANT 
TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(E) |_|
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

          United States
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          SHARES
       BENEFICIALLY                    3,191,700
         OWNED BY
           EACH
        REPORTING
          PERSON
           WITH
                           ----------------------------------------------------
                                8      SHARED VOTING POWER

                                       -0-
                           ----------------------------------------------------
                                9      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                       3,191,700
                           ----------------------------------------------------
                               10      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                       -0-
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  11      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

          3,191,700
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  12      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*


- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  13      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

          11.69%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  14      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

          IN
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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                           Item 1. Security and Issuer

     Title of Class of Equity  Securities:  Common Stock of Grossman's  Inc.(the
"Issuer").  The principal  office of the Issuer is at 45 Dan Road,  Canton,  MA.
02021-2817.

                Item 2. Identity and Background of Person Filing


     (a) Name of Person Filing: Richard L. Wendt

(b)  Business Address:  3250 Lakeport Blvd., P.O. Box 1329
                        Klamath Falls, Oregon 97601-0268


     (c) Principal  Occupation and the Name of Principal Business and Address of
any corporation in which such employment is conducted:

                               Chairman
                               Jeld-Wen, inc.
                               3250 Lakeport Blvd., P.O. Box 1329
                               Klamath Falls, Oregon 97601-0268

     (d) Conviction in a Criminal Proceeding: None

     (e) Party to a Civil  Proceeding  and as a result  was or is  subject  to a
judgment,  decree or final  order  enjoining  future  violations  of or prohibit
activities subject to federal or state securities laws: No

     (f) Citizenship: U.S.

     Item 3: Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

     The source of the funds used in making the  purchases  described  in Item 5
was personal funds of the reporting  person.  The amount of funds used in making
the purchases described in Item 5 was approximately $417,980.


     Item 4. Purpose of Transaction  

The acquisition of securities of the issuer is for investment purposes.

                 Richard L. Wendt may purchase additional shares of Common Stock
of the  Issuer  from time to time.  Any  decision  to make such  additional
purchases will depend on various  factors,  including  without  limitation,  the
price of the Common Stock, stock market conditions and the business prospects of
the Issuer. At any time,  Richard L. Wendt may also determine to dispose of some
or all  of  the  Common  Stock  of  the  Issuer  depending  on  various  similar
considerations.

     Other than as set forth  above,  Richard L. Wendt has no plans or proposals
which relate to or would result in any of the matters specified in Item 4.

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     Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer

     (a)  Aggregate  number  of  shares  of  Common  Stock  beneficially  owned:
3,191,700
     Percentage  of Common Stock owned (based upon  27,303,593  shares of Common
Stock  outstanding  on June 30, 1996, as disclosed in the Issuer's Form 10-Q for
the period ended June 30, 1996) is 11.69%.

     (b) Sole Voting Power        3,191,700
          Sole Dispositive Power: 3,191,700
          Shared Voting Power        -0-
          Shared Dispositive Power:  -0-

     (c) During the period from  February 8, 1996,  the date upon which the last
transaction  occurred  that was  reported  on  Amendment  No. 2 to the filing on
Schedule  13D,  up  through  and  including   March  18,  1996,   the  following
transactions  in Common Stock of the Issuer were effected by Mr.  Wendt.  All of
these   transactions  were  open  market  purchases  effected  on  the  National
Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System ("NASDAQ").

                          Number of Shares                    Price
                          of Common Stock                      Per
Date of Transaction       of Grossman's Inc.                  Share
2/13/96                      10,000                           $1.03125
2/14/96                      10,000                           $1.03125
2/15/96                      60,000                           $1.0521
2/16/96                      17,500                           $1.03125
2/20/96                       5,000                           $1.0625
2/21/96                      27,500                           $1.0625
2/22/96                      10,000                           $1.0625
2/23/96                      60,000                           $1.0625
2/26/96                       7,500                           $1.0625
2/27/96                      22,500                           $1.0625
2/28/96                      10,000                           $1.0625
2/29/96                      10,000                           $1.0625
3/01/96                      10,000                           $1.0625
3/05/96                      17,000                           $1.1618
3/06/96                      78,000                           $1.1170
3/07/96                      16,000                           $1.0625
3/08/96                       5,000                           $1.09375
3/13/96                       4,000                           $1.25
3/18/96                       5,000                           $1.25

     (d) Not applicable

     (e) Not applicable

     Item 6.  Contracts,  Arrangements,  Understandings  or  Relationships  with
Respect to Securities of the Issuer.
                                      None.

     Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

                                      None.

                                               Page 4 of 5 Pages

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                                                     SIGNATURE

     After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my  knowledge  and belief,  I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.

     DATED: September 25, 1996




                                             /S/  Richard L. Wendt
                                             ------------------------------
                                             Richard L. Wendt 

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