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History and Development of Wood Preservation for Millwork
Although wood has always served admirably as a construction material, it was recognized that decay and staining did occasionally occur. In 1935 a study was initiated of stain and decay […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1958 |
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Homeowner attitudes and preferences for building materials with an emphasis on treated wood products
Public concerns regarding the safety of treated wood are increasing as a result of increasing negative publicity in the media. Public concern can also be attributed to livability issues with […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2002 |
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Hot- and Cold-Solvent Technique for Creosote Extraction
The room temperature toluene-pyridine method for extracting creosote from wood was compared with the conventional hot-toluene methods. The evaluation also included a comparison of the mechanical shaving of wood with […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1961 |
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How and What to Specify in the Preservative Treatment of Wood for Buildings
Preservatives for wood can be divided into three categories: l) Creosote and solutions of it, 2) oil-borne preservatives such as pentachlorophenol, and 3) water-borne preservatives such as copper chrome arsenate […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1957 |
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How Much Arsenic Is Released When CCA Treated Wood Is Burned?
Waterborne salts have been used to preserve wood for many years. One of the more common formulations contains copper, chromium, and arsenic salts and is known as chromated copper arsenate, […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1986 |
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How Southern Pine Mills and Dealers Can Combat Competitive Materials
Consistent individual effort coupled with organized action by southern pine mills is seen as the most logical, effective answer to combating competitive materials in house construction. Organization provides the means […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1956 |
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How to Prevent Fungus Damage to Wood Structures
The general principles for protecting wood from decay are discussed. Most problems of decay can be met either by moisture control or, when this is not feasible, by use of […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1957 |
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How to Prevent Insect Damage to Wood Structures
The most effective method of insect control is prevention.The cost of repairing damage in structures is usually substantial. Most damage is caused by termites and powder-post beetles. Subterranean termites live […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1957 |
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Importation of unprocessed logs into North America: a review of pest mitigation procedures and their efficacy
The effects of reduced harvests in North America can be minimized by importing timber, but pests on imported logs may present a significant threat to native forests. The development of […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1995 |
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Improved preservative treatment of spruce-pine-fir at higher moisture contents
The work described here was part of a project to develop effective pretreatment procedures and pressure treatment processes for spruce-pine-fir. This experiment compared the treatability of spruce, pine, and alpine […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1991 |
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Improving Wood’s Durability Through Chemical Modification
The impregnation of wood with toxic chemicals is the only method currently used in the field of wood preservation. However, other methods, such as chemical modification of cellulose and modification […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1959 |
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In Large Timbers Fumigants Stop Rot That Good Design Could Have Prevented
Large timbers, treated or untreated, which cannot be dried to the MCs they attain in service are especially vulnerable to checking and decay. Laminated timbers decay where water enters at […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1979 |
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In situ polymerization of vinyl monomers during compressive deformation of wood treated with boric acid to delay boron leaching
Boron compounds are useful in wood preservation owing to their environmentally safe characteristics and relatively low costs in addition to their well-known high bioactive and fire-resistant properties. Despite their unique […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1999 |
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In-Place Treatments for Control of Decay in Waterfront Structures
Douglas-fir heartwood planking not in soil contact was protected from decay by flooding the top surface with pentachlorophenol or fluor-chrome-arsenic-phenol (FCAP). Only FCAP protected southern pine planking (mostly sapwood). A […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1980 |
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Inadequate redrying linked to dimensional instability of CCA-treated southern pine lumber
Some instances of severe warping of siding treated with a commercial waterborne preservative have been reported to the authors. We investigated this problem by evaluating 25-mm-, 51-mm-, and 102-mm- (1-, […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2001 |
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Increased Absorptiveness of Molded Douglas-Fir Posts
Wet, freshly cut and peeled Coast-type Douglas-fir posts 3 to 6 inches in diameter were sprayed with: a) 2 percent solution of sodium fluoride in water, b) 4 percent solution […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1954 |
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Influence of ACA and CCA Waterborne Preservatives on the Properties of Aspen Waferboard
Aspen waferboards of 41 pcf nominal density were manufactured from untreated aspen wafers and wafers treated with 0.2 and 0.4 pcf ammoniacal copper arsenite (ACA) and chromated copper arsenate (CCA) […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1982 |
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Influence of Fungus Infection Associated with Chemipeeling on Pressure Impregnation and Cold Soaking of Jack Pine Posts
Five types of Pinus banksiana posts and three preservative treatments were studied for improvements in preservative retention. Three types of posts were prepared from unpoisoned trees; one type as cut […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1957 |
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Influence of Natural Durability, Laboratory Weathering, Resin Content, and Ammoniacal Copper Arsenate Treatment on the Decay Resistance of African Hardwood Particleboard
Particleboards manufactured from ring-flaked Ghanaian hardwood chip mixtures were evaluated for decay resistance as measured by weight and internal bond (IB) strength losses after the ASTM soil-block test. Variables studied […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1984 |
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Influence of time-to-failure on strength of CCA-treated lumber
Recent studies on the effects of chromated copper arsenate (CCA) treatment on lumber design properties have primarily evaluated the effects of such treatment at times to failure of 1 to […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1995 |
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Influence of Various Molds and Seasoning on Vacuum-Light Oil Treatment of Round Red Alder (Alnus Rubra Bong)
Short length pieces from five winter-cut trees less than 6 inches diameter were used. The four fungi were the same as used in a prior study on cold soak treatment […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1971 |
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Initial Screening Trials of Some Quaternary Ammonium Compounds and Amine Salts as Wood Preservatives
Nineteen quaternary ammonium compounds, one polymeric biocide, and salts of three tertiary amine compounds were screened for effectiveness in preventing decay of Pinus radiata sapwood by three basidiomycete fungi (Gloeo […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1977 |
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Integrated Protection Against Lyctid Beetle Infestations–Part III: Implementing Boron Treatment of Virola Lumber in Brazil
Industry trial treatments and results of analyses for boron content are described in this report. These results helped in developing the commercial use of the dip-diffusion treatment of unseasoned banak […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1986 |
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Integrated protection against lyctid beetle infestations. V. Selecting efficient schedules for pressure treatment of tropical hardwood lumber with polyborates
This research investigated pressure and nonpressure methods for treating imported hardwoods with polyborates. A series of studies was designed to determine the most efficient schedules for use with imported hardwoods. […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1988 |
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Integrated protection against lyctid beetle infestations. VI. Thermal treatment of tropical hardwood lumber with polyborates
Results are presented for air-dried banak that had been treated with a polyborate using a thermal treatment process. Results indicate that surface protection can be achieved using short immersion times. […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1988 |