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Summary of the Use of Tungsten Carbide Tipped Woodworking Tools in Regular Production
Summarizes the progress made in the application of carbide-tipped woodworking tools to production machining at the Singer Manufacturing Company, South Bend, Indiana. A description of the various applications of these […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1953 |
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Surface Checking of White Oak as Related to Mechanical Processing
This study was instigated primarily because the author noted surface checking was the only obvious difference between rough and surfaced oak boards. A more critical study was begun to investigate […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1963 |
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Surface-Texture Measurements for Quality and Production Control
Surface textures of sawn, planed, molded, and sanded surfaces of wood were compared. Techniques for determining these textures are presented and described. Surface-texture measurements can be of great importance in […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1960 |
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Surfacing of the Western Pines and Associated Woods
Monetary loss due to planing degrade is of prime importance to every mill operation. Of equal importance is surface quality. The purpose of this research was to study planer operation […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1955 |
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Surfacing Softwood Dimension Lumber to Produce Good Surfaces and High Value Flakes
Two experimental cutting methods were evaluated as means of blanking softwood dimension lumber to produce flakes suitable for making high-grade particleboard and at the same time develop smooth surfaces on […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1969 |
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Technical Considerations for Manufacturing Southern Pine Plywood
Technical information obtained from a survey of studies and observations at commercial plants indicated that veneer logs with uniformly slow growth are preferable to fast-grown stock. Compression wood should be […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1963 |
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Technological Advances in Veneer and Plywood Materials, Machines, and Methods
A summary of the most important advances in both merchandising and technology observed in plants in the U.S. and abroad is presented. Included are pre-finishing of wood products with attendant […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1958 |
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Temperature Rise and Moisture Movement in Wood Cutting
In sawing wood the friction due to the cutting process generates heat and, in extreme cases, burning and overheating of the cutter are evident. This process also involves the drying […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1965 |
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Ten Ways to Up-Date Preventive Maintenance
Ten ways to up-date preventive maintenance in the woodworking industry are: 1) Build an up-to-date library of manuals. 2) Make check lists complete to insure thorough inspection. 3) Going overboard […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1963 |
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Tension Wood in Cottonwood: Its Effect on Density, Toughness, and Compression
Tangentially matched specimens were taken from the upper and lower sides of five leaning eastern cottonwood trees. After cutting, humidifying at 65 percent R.H., and final sizing, the specimens were […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1959 |
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The Care and Grinding of Knives and Cutters
The quality finish of any wood surface depends on eight basic factors: 1) spindle speed, 2) feed speed, 3) number of cutters in any given cutterhead, 4) knife grinding and […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1957 |
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The Economic Impact of Timber Utilization Research
There is much discussion today of the expenditure of public funds for research. In the Resource Planning Act and other planning processes, better means are needed to evaluate the benefits […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1986 |
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The economic potential of CT scanners for hardwood sawmills
Research has demonstrated that a knowledge of internal log defects prior to sawing could improve lumber value yields significantly. This study evaluated the potential economic returns from investments in computerized […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1990 |
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The effect of crook on yields when processing narrow lumber with a fixed arbor gang ripsaw
Today’s hardwood lumber resource is narrow (under 7 in. in average width) and 22 percent of all kiln-dried boards may have 1/2 inch or more of crook or side bend. […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1990 |
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The Effects of Moisture Content and Machining of Wood on RF Gluing Processes
Theoretical and practical aspects of radio frequency (RF) gluing problems stemming from improper moisture content and machining are discussed. It was shown theoretically that RF power absorbed by wood tends […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1954 |
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The Floating Bar . . . a New Approach to Veneer Cutting
A conventional lathe was modified by adding a hydraulic cylinder to each end of the pressure bar frame and freeing the frame from the clearance setting mechanism, thereby enabling the […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1969 |
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The Mechanics of Auger Cutters for Wood
The force and power requirements as functions of the major variables affecting auger cutting were documented. The cutter parameters studied were the helix and rake angles, the machine variables were […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1983 |
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The Preparation of Wood Surfaces Prior to Finishing
Improvements in finishing materials and the effect of their acceptance on sanding operations in relation to cabinet room and finishing room operations are noted. The uses of coated abrasive products […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1948 |
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The processing of wood from upland versus lowland oaks
This paper examines some of the differences in wood properties that influence processing among the various oak groups. Although there is considerable variation within each group, from a processing viewpoint, […]
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Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 1988 |
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The Pros and Cons of Saw Types Used in Pulp Chip Production
One attempt to improve utilization of sawdust residues is through increasing the size of the particles so that they are large enough for use in the production of paper pulp. […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1964 |
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The Relation of Mechanical Properties of Wood and Nosebar Pressure in the Production of Veneer
Research reported in this paper attempts to establish what takes place when wood is cut into veneer by the rotary-cutting process, particularly the relationships between the mechanical properties of wood […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1958 |
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The Relationship Between the Cutting Properties of Wood and Its Physical and Mechanical Properties
The validity of the postulate that the indentation phase of cutting in a plane perpendicular to the grain may be terminated by failure in tension parallel to the grain, has […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1962 |
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The shaping-lathe headrig – key to utilization of hardwoods growing on southern pine sites
For every cubic foot of pine on southern pine sites, there is about 0.8 cubic foot of hardwood. The shaping lathe headrig, now in the final stages of commercialization, is […]
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Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 1974 |
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The Significance of Knife Marks on Lumber Core Surfaces
Many woodworkers have been puzzled by the fact that, where a seemingly perfect job of planing has been obtained on veneer cores, with no knife marks showing, the glue room […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1958 |
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The use of linear attenuation coefficients of gamma radiation for detecting knots in Pinus radiata
This paper reports on the preliminary results of a research project designed to develop an automated defect-detection and timber-classifying system for Pinus radiata (D. Don), by using a collimated gamma-ray […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1999 |