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| Title | Publication | Publish Year |
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| Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 1977 | |
| Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 1976 | |
| Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 2000 | |
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A Market Niche for Wooden Pallet Bins
As part of a corporate strategic planning process, 333 fruit and vegetable processors were surveyed concerning their use of wooden pallet bins. A total of 150 processors responded to the […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1986 |
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A Method for Estimating the Multi-Product Value of Hardwood Timber Stands
Methodology for appraising the multi-product value of hardwood timber stands is presented. Any valid sampling system and set of log grading rules may be used when applying this method. Field […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1983 |
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A national profile of the U.S. hardwood sawmill industry
A nationwide survey of the hardwood sawmill industry was conducted in the fall of 1999. The objectives of the survey were to generate a current demographic profile of the hardwood […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2001 |
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A New Approach to the Determination of Fiber Saturation Point from Mechanical Tests
Estimation of fiber saturation point by mechanical testing involves plotting modulus of rupture or modulus of elasticity values against moisture content. As moisture content increases from zero percent, the modulus […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1957 |
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A New Approach to Tree Grading for Northern Hardwoods
The application of a practical tree-grading system has been deterred by the lack of basic information that relates tree characteristics to product yields and values. These relationships are very complex, […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1965 |
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A new look at bolter saws
Florida’s more than 300 furniture companies import 82 percent of their hardwood requirements from other states and foreign countries. An anomaly apparently exists since 132-million cubic feet of native hardwoods […]
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Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 1974 |
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A new tool for improving the drying of hardwood lumber
Within the framework of the IMPROVE System Lumber Drying Program, a new tool has been developed in the form of a guidebook and checklist. This publication helps meet the objective […]
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Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 1991 |
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A next generation processing system for edging and trimming
This paper describes a prototype scanning system that is being developed for the processing of rough hardwood lumber. The overall goal of the system is to automate the selection of […]
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Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 2000 |
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A Non-Destructive Test of Glue-Bond Quality
A non-destructive vibration technique for measuring resonant frequency and logarithmic decrement (rate of decay of vibration) was applied to two-ply laminated wood specimens containing four types of gluing defects. The […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1955 |
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A Normative Analysis of a System-6 Mill
A computer simulation of the cutting process of a System-6 mill was developed for exploring the yield potential under various system parameter specifications. For this study, 382 red oak 6-foot […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1985 |
| Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 1979 | |
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A procedure for determining the benefits of sorting lumber by grade prior to rough mill processing
Rough mill simulation software determined yield, processing time, and machine utilization differences between sorted and unsorted lumber. Both crosscut-first and rip-first rough mill systems were simulated. For the crosscut-first rough […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1995 |
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A profile of Pennsylvania’s hardwood sawmill industry
A mail survey of all identified hardwood sawmills in Pennsylvania was conducted in the fall of 2000 to better understand firm size, species used, origin of logs, processing technology employed, […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2004 |
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A profile of the U.S. pallet and container industry
Data from pallet and container manufacturers in the United States were gathered to determine the volumes of new wood materials consumed by the industry. Estimated total industry use of hardwood […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1994 |
| Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 1986 | |
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A qualitative investigation of competition in the U.S. hardwood lumber industry
Competition in the U.S. hardwood lumber industry was investigated through interviews with company executives. The largest and smallest companies in the industry were found to be the most production oriented. […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1991 |
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A quick defect detection algorithm for magnetic resonance images of hardwood logs
Advances in computer image interpretation are allowing computers to identify defects on scan data and images of various materials to improve product quality. Identification of defects such as knots in […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1998 |
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A red oak data bank for computer simulations of secondary processing
An extensive data bank for red oak lumber that is compatible with most secondary manufacturing computer simulator tools is now available. Currently, the data bank contains 10,718 board feet in […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1993 |
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A report on rough mill yield practices and performance – how well are you doing?
Early in 1996 the USDA Forest Service’s Princeton Lab, in conjunction with the Wood Component Manufacturers Association (WCMA), conducted a study to investigate rough mill yield practices and performance. The […]
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Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 1996 |
| Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 1987 | |
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A review of current research of native Australian species for value-added opportunities
In the past, most indigenous Australian hardwoods have been used for structural applications, so the engineering properties of Australian timbers are well recognized and well documented. However, the technology required […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1998 |
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A revised examination of hardwood lumber exports to the Pacific Rim
Asian exports were one of the most frequently discussed components of the hardwood lumber market in the 1980s. Much of this attention was the result of the apparent growth in […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1991 |