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Kiln-Drying Douglas-Fir Pole Sections: Effects on Strength and Checking
To assess the effect of drying conditions on checking and strength properties, nine unseasoned Douglas-fir transmission poles were cut into 8-foot sections, divided into three diameter classes, and kiln-dried at […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1982 |
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Kiln-drying incense-cedar squares for pencil stock
Squares of incense-cedar (Calocedrus decurrens) for pencil stock often have a range of wood density and moisture content. These characteristics complicate the problem of preventing overdrying, checking, and collapse during […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1987 |
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Kiln-Drying Kempas and Keruing Railway Ties
Three railway ties, each 6 by 8 inches by 8 feet, of kempas (Koompassia malaccensis) and keruing (Dipterocarpus sp.), were cut to yield three samples from each tie. Samples of […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1975 |
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Kiln-Drying Lumber from American Elm Trees Killed By Dutch Elm Disease
To promote the utilization of municipal elm trees killed by Dutch elm disease, a study was conducted at the U.S. Forest Products Laboratory to identify possible problems in kiln-drying lumber […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1977 |
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Kiln-Drying of 1-Inch Red Oak
One-inch red oak lumber was kiln-dried to 8 percent moisture content in 17 1/2 days, using an accelerated schedule which produced lumber comparable in quality to that of a commonly […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1975 |
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Kiln-drying of 9- by 9-inch cants for log home manufacturers
Air-drying raw material for log homes requires at least 1 year to reach an acceptable moisture content (MC) of 15 percent. As a result, large inventories are necessary to provide […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1992 |
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Kiln-Drying of Presurfaced 4/4 Appalachian Oak
The new Forest Products Laboratory method of accelerated kiln-drying was evaluated for drying green 4/4 Appalachian oak lumber used for flooring manufacture. The lumber consisted of No. 2 and 3A […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1972 |
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Kiln-Drying of Western Juniper
Kiln schedules have not been available for western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis Hook.) lumber, which is not considered a commercial timber species. However, recently western juniper has been utilized for 5/8-inch […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1976 |
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Kiln-Drying Selected Colombian Woods
Improved kiln schedules for kiln-drying three Colombian woods–cuangare (Dialyanthera spp.), sande (Brosimum), and sajo (Campnosperma panamensis)–are described. Normal green 1-inch material was dried to 7-1/2 percent moisture content in 6 […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1974 |
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Kiln-Drying Treated Plywood
Kiln-drying schedules for 1/2-inch and 3/4-inch sheathing plywood treated with chromated copper arsenate (CCA) and 1/4-inch sanded plywood treated with a waterborne fire retardant, are developed. Results showed that drying […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1978 |
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Kiln-Drying Water and Swamp Tupelo
Swamp tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora) and water tupelo (Nyssa aquatica) were segregated into sapwood and heartwood and rough-dressed to green lumber. Swamp tupelo contains from 63-140 percent moisture content […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1953 |
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Kiln-Stick Thickness Effect on Drying 2-Inch Western Hemlock Lumber
Increased kiln capacity in lumber dry kilns may be achieved by separating lumber courses with sticks thinner than is customary. Thin sticks may be made by impregnating multilayers of kraft […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1976 |
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Kinetics of Changes in Acidity During Thermal Degradation of Wood from Three Australian Species
The effects of thermal degradation on shrinkage and collapse of three Australian species have been described analytically by a simple kinetic model involving two first- order processes which produce and […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1962 |
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Laser incising for lumber drying
Laser incising was used as a pretreatment to enhance the drying rate of lumber during a conventional kiln-drying process. Reductions in drying times of 15 and 27 percent were found […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1990 |
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Lengthwise Shrinkage in Ponderosa Pine
Second growth ponderosa pine in the West Sierra area of California grows very rapidly. Lumber from these trees exhibits abnormally high longitudinal shrinkage in the 2 to 3 inches of […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1957 |
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Longitudinal Shrinkage of Western Redcedar, Western Hemlock, and True Fir
Longitudinal shrinkage of western redcedar, western hemlock, and true firs is within the range of values usually given for this property. Average longitudinal shrinkage from green to OD condition was […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1974 |
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Longitudinal shrinkage, kiln-drying defects, and lumber grade recovery of red pine (Pinus resinosa Ait.) from a 125-year-old natural stand and a 57-year-old plantation
Longitudinal shrinkage, out-of-plane warp or distortion, and lumber grade recovery of red pine (Pinus resinosa Ait.) were investigated in a 125-year-old natural stand and a 57-year-old plantation in eastern Maine. […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2002 |
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Losses Incurred in Drying and Dressing Lumber in the Southern Interior of British Columbia
Losses during drying and dressing of lumber produced by southern interior mills of British Columbia were calculated using the following method. Lumber was selected at random from the green chain […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1955 |
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Low-Temperature Drying of 1-Inch Sweetgum
Groups of drying-rate curves, and data on degrade and moisture content uniformity have been developed for 1-inch sap sweetgum lumber at low-temperature, forced air-drying conditions. Actual drying rates were determined […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1968 |
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Low-Temperature Drying of 4/4 Appalachian Red Oak
Low-temperature drying was evaluated as an alternative for conventional air-drying methods. Matched lots of green 4/4 red oak lumber were dried to 20 percent average moisture content in a low-temperature […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1971 |
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Low-Temperature Kiln-Drying of Yellow Birch Lumber
The effects of two drying temperatures, 80?F and 100?F, and two air velocities, 200 and 600 fpm, on drying time and development of degrade in 1-inch yellow birch lumber are […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1968 |
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Lumber characteristics from gypsy moth-killed red and white oak trees
A study was undertaken to evaluate the utilization potential of insect-killed oak trees for lumber production. Red and white oak control trees, trees dead less than one year, two to […]
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Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 1984 |
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Lumber Complex of the Future–Part VII: The Drying Process
The typical drying process for hardwood lumber is a combination of air-drying and kiln-drying. In the future, we will continue to dry lumber, not pieces or parts; each board will […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1981 |
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Lumber Drying and Quality Control of Moisture Content in Kiln-Dried Lumber
The accuracy of mill segregation of white fir (Abies concolor and A. magnifica) lumber into three types, sap, cork, and sinker, was determined, the kiln-drying rate of the three types […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1960 |