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Particleboard Quality as Affected By Planer Shaving Geometry
This research study concerns the redesigning of planer heads in order to produce more flake-like shavings and permit particleboards to be produced which have characteristics more nearly like flakeboards. Two […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1964 |
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Performance Evaluation of Stained, Rough-Sawn Southern Pine Siding
Data after 2-1/2-years exposure suggest that an improved system of manufacturing, applying, and staining southern pine siding may lead to a much improved service life in aspects of both performance […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1969 |
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Performance of Remote Moisture Sensing Devices
Unitized electrical resistance, wood-element, moisture sensing probes have been developed after designs by Talbot, Delmhorst, and Duff which when inserted and sealed in holes bored in drying lumber respond to […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1970 |
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Physical, mechanical, and drying properties associated with bacterial wetwood in red oaks
Physical, mechanical, and drying properties associated with bacterial wetwood in red oak trees in Mississippi and South Carolina were evaluated to identify possible predictors of bacterial wetwood, a major cause […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2001 |
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Plastic Soil Covers Reduce the Moisture Content in Basementless Homes
Moisture contents of the sub-floor wooden members in two basementless, air-conditioned, brick veneer houses were studies to determine the extent to which a 6 mil polyethylene soil cover could aid […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1971 |
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Polyvinyl-Resin Emulsion Woodworking Glues
Evaluation was made of several polyvinyl resin emulsion glues and results were compared to results of tests on 11 similar glues evaluated in an earlier project reported in 1947. Limitations […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1955 |
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Potential for Compression Drying of Green Wood Chip Fuel
Equipment currently designed for and in use by the forest products industry for the dewatering of wood bark and chips by mechanical pressure can only reduce the moisture content (MC) […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1981 |
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Potential sources of variation that influence the final moisture content of kiln-dried hardwood lumber
Excessive variability in the final moisture content (MC) of hardwood lumber may have a significant impact on secondary wood processing and final product performance. Sources of final MC variation during […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2004 |
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Power Requirements for Producing Wood Chips
This study reports the effect of certain variables on the power required to produce pulp chips. Variables investigated were spout feed angle, knife sharpness angle, chip length, density, and knife […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1966 |
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Pre-Pressing Plywood Assemblies
Production rate increase of 10 to 15 percent, gluing cost reduction up to 10 percent, and increased veneer from 95 percent less grade rejects and a few percent reduction in […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1961 |
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Precision Surfacing of Wood
This paper deals only with what is sometimes called “cabinet surfacing”. The machines employed average 30 to 36 inches in width, with a bed drop of 6 to 8 inches […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1948 |
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Predicting Modulus of Rupture for Hardboard Siding Substrate Using Hot-Press Operating Conditions
A procedure was developed for predicting the modulus of rupture (MOR) for southern yellow pine hardboard under different hot-press settings and humidification intensities. A system of three interrelated equations is […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1986 |
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Predicting Moisture Content in Douglas-Fir and Ponderosa Pine Boards
Clear lengths of green Douglas-fir and ponderosa pine boards were obtained from various Missoula sawmills. The material was primarily flat sawn, cut from the outermost log surfaces, and, as a […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1972 |
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Prefreezing Reduces Shrinkage and Alters Sorption in Black Walnut
Black walnut (Juglans nigra L.) heartwood and sapwood was prefrozen green at 6 temperatures from ?F to -320?F to test the effect of prefreezing on hygroscopicity, shrinkage, and extractives availability. […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1972 |
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Preharvest Drying of Logging Residues
Logging residues are being utilized or being considered for fuel throughout the United States. Their use will increase substantially as oil, coal, and natural gas costs rise. To make logging […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1981 |
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Preservative treatment evaluation of five Appalachian hardwoods at two moisture contents
Better documentation of the treatability of Appalachian hardwoods may lead to improved utilization of species such as beech and hickory and the lower grades of other more widely used species. […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1998 |
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Pressing of Three Layer Dry Formed MDF with Binderless Hardboard Faces
Severely cooked Masonite pulp was used as face material in three layer experimental medium density fiberboard (MDF). The core layer consisted of conventional MDF furnish with resin binder added. The […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1986 |
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Preventing Moisture Problems in Wood Siding in the South
Tests showed that southern pine sapwood gives good. service as siding and trim, if a few precautionary measures are taken. If included in the original design, little additional cost is […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1960 |
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Principles of Moisture Movement in Wood
Study of the movement of moisture in wood is complicated by the fact that wood is a heterogeneous material consisting of a relatively orderly arrangement of cell walls and cell […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1964 |
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Process for Straightening and Drying Southern Pine 2 By 4’s in 24 Hours
The objective was development of a process for steam straightening and drying (in 24 hours) 8-foot studs cut from small southern pine logs as well as from veneer cores. Drying […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1971 |
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Producing Check-Free Beech for Turnings
The effectiveness of presurfacing green beech squares or drying the stock as rounds for reducing surface checking was investigated. Rough-sawed and presurfaced 2-1/2-inch by 2-1/2-inch squares and green rounds 2-1/2 […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1968 |
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Progress in Charcoal Production–Continuous Residue Carbonization
Charcoal production runs in a continuous carbonizer that operates without supplemental heat were successfully made and evaluated on five kinds of wood residues with moisture contents ranging from 11 to […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1959 |
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Properties and grading of Danto and Ramon 2 by 4’s
Physical and mechanical properties were obtained for approximately 600 2 by 4?s of Ramon (Brosimun alicastrum) and 600 2 by 4?s of Danto (Vatairea lundellii), from Guatemala. The lumber was […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2006 |
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Properties and Kiln-Drying Characteristics of Young-Growth Western Hemlock Dimension Lumber
Sinker heartwood occurs in both old- and young-growth trees. Two classifications of sinker were found and characterized as heavy, with floccosoids, and light, without floccosoids. Green moisture content (MC) of […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1981 |