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An Analysis of the Lumber Planing Process: Part I
Report of study of the peripheral-milling process of planing lumber. The test apparatus consisted of a modified combination knife grinder and jointer. The lumber specimens, which ranged up to 20 […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1955 |
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An economic comparison of covered vs. outside storage of whole-tree fuelwood chips
The potential economic benefits of covered wood fuel storage are discussed and a procedure to evaluate these benefits is presented. Based on moisture content changes and fiber loss variations in […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1988 |
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An Electrical Test for Decay in Wood
The study was made to see if the radio frequency electrical properties of wood could be used to detect the presence of decay. All wood samples came from two 6-foot […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1952 |
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An Electronic System for Monitoring Gradients of Drying Wood
Study of the moisture and temperature diffusion of drying wood requires a practical means of continuous measurement. Existing measurement techniques are evaluated and the design of a composite sensing probe […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1984 |
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An Evaluation of Factors Affecting the Rate of Drying of Round Western Hemlock During the Boiling Under Vacuum Process
Experiments were conducted to establish a mathematical relationship between factors which cause the removal of moisture from wood and the moisture removed or condensate collected. Factors which are measurable and […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1957 |
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An experimental study of microwave pre-heating of an MDF fiber mat: Moisture and temperature distribution and the impact on hot-pressing
This article describes the experimental study of preheating a medium density fiberboard fiber mat using microwave energy before hot-pressing. The experimental results showed that microwave preheating not only increases the […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2006 |
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An Investigation Into the Effects of Certain Variables in Scarf-Jointed Timber Laminations
A total of 950 Douglas-fir specimens were tested in tension parallel to the grain, to evaluate the strength ratio of various scarf joints, to investigate the influence of “notch effect” […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1956 |
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An Investigation of the Mechanical Characteristics of Truss Plates on Fire-Retardant Treated Wood
Systematic comparison has been made of the influence of a fire-retardant treatment on stiffness and ultimate strength of metal plate connectors on nail-glued plywood plates. Matched, treated, and untreated tensile […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1971 |
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An Underfloor Plenum System for Heating and Cooling
The underfloor plenum concept has been used in various forms for heating since the days of ancient Rome. It is a feasible method of heating single-family homes as has been […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1970 |
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Analysis of a Rotary Dryer: Drying of Wood Particles
Rotary dryers, long used by the particleboard industry, are being put to growing use in the area of hogged fuel drying. Lack of information about the design and operating technology […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1985 |
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Analysis of the Lumber Planing Process. Part II
The article discusses cutterhead horsepower demand while cutting heartwood Douglas-fir in a series of six experiments outlined as follows: 1) Cutting circle diameter, number of jointed knives cutting, percent moisture […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1956 |
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Applying Cumulative Frequency Distribution in Moisture Control During Kiln Drying
An important question in kiln drying lumber is how to obtain maximum information about patterns of moisture variation that exist before, during and after kiln drying at minimum cost. Because […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1961 |
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Background to Machine Stress Grading
This is a review article in which data and discussion from 41 references are used to develop grading standards for six species of western woods. Modulus of elasticity in increments […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1968 |
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Basic Stresses for Wood
Basic stresses for western Canadian softwood species are given and their application to squared timbers of solid wood, joists, planks, beams/ stringers, posts, and timbers is discussed. Average strength properties, […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1949 |
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Bending and Thermal Insulation Properties of Cement-Bonded Cypress Excelsior Board
Forestry inventory shows that there is about 5.5 billion cubic feet of cypress timber in the South, mainly in Florida, Louisiana, Georgia, and South Carolina. The purpose of this study […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1985 |
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Boring Deep Holes in Southern Pine
When holes 10-1/2 inches deep and 1 inch in diameter were made with either a ship auger or a double-spur, double- twist machine bit, clogging occurred at a shallower depth […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1972 |
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Bound-Water Diffusion Into Wood in Across-The-Fiber Directions
There is a definite correlation between electrical conduction and diffusion that holds through the solution-filled capillary structure of wood. This also holds true for conduction through and diffusion of bound […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1960 |
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Bulk density of seven typical industrial wood fuels
The bulk density and delivered moisture content (MC) of wood fuels is important in determining the haul load and Btu value of various fuels. Fuel yard managers and wood fuel […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1989 |
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Bulk density of southern pine logs
Bulk density (green, debarked, wood weight per cubic foot) of shortleaf and loblolly pine sawlogs was investigated for two regions. From East Texas, 291 logs (122 butt logs and 169 […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1988 |
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Bulk Storage Effects on the Fuel Potential of Sawmill Residues
Three residue piles (mixed hardwood bark, pine bark, and mixed hardwood and pine sawdust) were monitored for changes in internal temperature, MC, pH, and heat of combustion during 5 months […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1978 |
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Calculating and Reporting Changes in Net Heat of Combustion of Wood Fuel
There is often confusion when reporting net heat of combustion changes in wood fuel due to changes in moisture content (MC) of the fuel. This paper was written to identify […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1986 |
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Calibration of Moisture-Meter Readings for Douglas-Fir Plywood
The objective of this investigation was to establish a simple functional relationship between plywood MC estimated by the standard ovendry method (y) and direct readings (x) from a resistance-type moisture […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1976 |
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Can the Electrical Moisture Meter Be Used for Testing Lumber to Meet American Lumber Standards?
There is definitely a need for standardization of methods of sampling lumber and using moisture meters. A recent study of three shipments of partially air-dried lumber points up the difficulty […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1972 |
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CCA Retention and Disproportioning in White Spruce
Eastern white spruce (Picea glauca (Moench) Voss) heartwood, flat-sawn, and 2 by 6 inches in cross section, at moisture content levels of 54 (green), 25, 20, and 17 percent, was […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1974 |
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Changes in Aspen Bark Stored in Outdoor Piles
Increasing use of bark for fuel has led to questions as to the losses and other changes that occur during outdoor pile storage. The possibility of spontaneous ignition in bark […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1982 |