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Segregation of Aspen, Balsam, and Spruce Wood and Bark Chips Based on Density Differences
The in situ densities of 3/8 inch to 5/8 inch wood and bark chips of quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides), balsam fir (Abies balsamea), white spruce (Picea glauca), sugar maple (Acer […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1972 |
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Selected mechanical and physical properties of Chilean tepa wood affected by butterfly stain
Tepa (Laureliopsis philippiana Looser) is a valuable Chilean temperate hardwood timber species. In anticipation of projected timber shortages in the United States, a request has been made to the Animal […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1999 |
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Selected physical properties of commercial bamboo flooring
Bamboo, an extensively used material in Asia, is becoming an increasingly available flooring material in the United States. The objective of this study was to evaluate some important properties of […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2003 |
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Selected Physical-Mechanical Properties of Eastern Tree Barks
Knowledge of the physical and mechanical properties can greatly enhance the utilization potential of bark. In this paper, data for 19 eastern tree barks on density, shrinkage, toughness, hardness, and […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1968 |
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Selected quality characteristics of white ash used in professional baseball bats
The objectives of this project were to determine the effects of growth rate and drying procedures on the bending properties of white ash used in professional baseball bats. The number […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2003 |
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Selecting Precision Levels for Measurements
A simple, approximate method is presented for comparing alternative precision levels for measurements. Savings in time or cost can result from choosing an appropriate level of precision. An example, computing […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1982 |
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Service Life of Douglas-Fir Piles: Methods for Protecting Cutoff Tops from Decay
Various treatments for preventing decay in Douglas-fir piles were studied at an experimental plot in Corvallis, Oreg., and at a coastal marina in Brookings, Oreg. At the experimental plot, four […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1986 |
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Shear and compression perpendicular to grain property estimation for 2400f MSR lumber
In 1992, the American Lumber Standard Committee approved alternative procedures for assigning allowable shear parallel and compression perpendicular to grain values to machine stress rated (MSR) lumber. This paper compares […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1994 |
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Shear Strength of High-Temperature Heat-Treated Douglas-Fir Lumber Laminated with Phenol-Resorcinol Adhesives
Ultimate shear strengths of Douglas-fir lumber glued with two different phenol-resorcinol adhesives were obtained. The first adhesive was formulated for high-temperatures; the second, for room temperature. Specimens were prepared from […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1972 |
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Shear Stresses Resulting from Swelling in Laminated Assemblies
The technique developed here makes it possible to study swelling or shrinkage forces which are restrained in shear. It could be used in studying the behavior of various types of […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1968 |
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Shrinkage of Douglas-Fir, Western Hemlock and Red Alder as Affected By Drying Conditions
For each species, 16 groups of 20 specimens each were dried under constant conditions almost to equilibrium. Temperatures used were from 90 to 230?F with condition for an equilibrium moisture […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1971 |
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Significant Factors for Establishing a Particle Board Or Hardboard Plant
Factors that must be studied in evaluating the economics of a particle board or hardboard plant are: raw material, types of products, marketability, and production equipment required. There area number […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1956 |
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Simulation of Pinus radiata veneer drying: moisture content and temperature profiles
A mathematical model for timber dying has been extended to the drying of veneer from which the drying curves, moisture content, and temperature profiles in veneerwood are predicted. The simulation […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1997 |
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Solar Lumber Drying in the Central Rocky Mountain Region
This paper describes a solar dryer built with fiberglass-reinforced polyester corrugated material and reports on a comparison of the results of drying matched charges of Engelmann spruce lumber by the […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1968 |
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Solvent Drying of California Redwoods
This article reports about 40 tests using acetone in solvent drying of nominal redwood lumber. Variables affecting efficiency were identified as water content of wood and acetone, temperature, and ratio […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1962 |
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Some Applications of Statistical Quality Control to the Drying of Lumber
Applications of statistical quality control techniques to the control of the final moisture content of kiln-dried lumber are described and illustrated. The Shewhart control chart is an essential tool in […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1953 |
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Some Factors Affecting Resin Efficiency in Flake Board
Resin coverage on flakes, atomization; and interparticle adhesion were investigated. Flake-to-flake bonding appeared to be adequate, but some of the resin evidently was functioning inefficiently. Flakes and resin were mixed […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1961 |
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Some General Characteristics of Capacitive In-Kiln Moisture Monitors
The technology of in-kiln monitoring of the moisture content of lumber loads using the capacitance method is not perfected. The development of the technology has been empirical and progress seems […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1982 |
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Some Mechanical Properties of Aspen Wetwood
Green wetwood samples from five quaking aspen trees cut at the Cloquet Forest Research Center were tested in compression parallel to the grain and in bending. The compression specimen size […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1966 |
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Some Non-Destructive Tests for Wood
Non-destructive methods of testing wood were reviewed. Non-destructive testing was defined as the evaluation of materials without damage. One of the first and most limited tests of this type to […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1954 |
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Some Physical and Mechanical Properties of Wetwood in White Fir
The presence or absence of wetwood in white fir had little effect on wood properties other than moisture content, while height of sample in the tree had a significant effect. […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1968 |
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Some Physical Characteristics of Bark from Plantation-Grown Slash and Loblolly Pine
A study was conducted on some of the physical characteristics of bark from plantation-grown (Pinus elliottii var. elliottii) and loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) trees. The study showed that slash […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1972 |
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Some Studies of Sawdust-Synthetic Resin Combinations for Hardboard Manufacture
The development of an experimental technique for the laboratory production of small test specimens of sawdust-synthetic resin boards using untreated sawdust and dry synthetic resin powders is described and the […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1950 |
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Some Variables Affecting the Shrinkage of Western Hemlock
The shrinkage of western hemlock during drying was measured by a specially constructed instrument that kept a continuous record of the change. The instrument was so constructed that shrinkage and […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1956 |
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Sorption Hysteresis in Relation to Wood Thickness
In an attempt to establish the influence of wood thickness on sorption hysteresis, two groups of specimens of five thicknesses were brought into equilibrium with each of six different relative […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1956 |