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Heat sterilization methods for hardwood pallets
Hardwood pallets that are to be exported to countries participating in the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) will soon need to be heat sterilized. IPPC regulations require heating the center […]
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Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 2002 |
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Heating Logs . . . to Relieve Growth Stresses
Growth stresses in Hawaii-grown eucalyptus logs cause severe problems in sawing. More than half the stress contained in 6- to 8-inch, 4-year-old logs was relieved by boiling them in water […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1967 |
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Helicopter logging of bottomland hardwoods
Scott Paper Company uses an innovative approach to logging bottomland hardwoods that has proven to be a highly successful system for extraction of timber and pulpwood. The use of helicopters […]
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Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 1988 |
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High Temperature Kiln-Drying of Lumber–A Summary of Canadian Progress
The Ottawa Laboratory conducted exploratory investigations with a German-built high temperature kiln of limited versatility. Results were promising enough to warrant construction of a new experimental kiln. This kiln was […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1958 |
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High Yield Pulping of Hardwoods
Pulp yield is the weight of fiber obtained (dry basis) when wood is cooked to extract water soluble materials (lignin and pentosans) and free fiber suitable for paper or chemical […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1970 |
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High-Pressure Steam Drying: Effects on Permeability
This study was done to compare the gas permeability of white oak, red oak, and yellow-poplar wood subjected to air-drying or kiln-drying, and high-pressure steam drying (HPSD). Falling water displacement […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1986 |
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High-Quality Particleboard from Cross-Grain, Knife-Planed Hardwood Flakes
A factorial experimental design was used to study the effect of four hardwood species, three panel densities, and three cross-grain flake thicknesses on particleboard strength and dimensional properties, flake geometries, […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1973 |
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High-Temperature Drying and Its Effect on Wood Properties
This review of literature discloses some of the paths followed in drying wood at schedules continuously or partially at temperatures above the boiling point of water. Some problems encountered in […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1969 |
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High-Temperature Initial Drying of Wood: Potential for Energy Recovery
The reduction in energy consumption when drying wood is an important consideration of the forest products industry. A method whereby lumber is initially dried at high temperatures prior to final […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1980 |
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High-temperature kiln-drying of 1-inch red alder lumber
A four-step study of various high-temperature kiln schedules was conducted on green, 1-inch red alder lumber. The objective was to find a shortened schedule yielding lumber comparable to that obtained […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1987 |
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High-Temperature Kiln-Drying of 4/4 Lumber from 12 Hardwood Species
One-inch lumber of 12 hardwood species was kiln-dried by two schedules: 1) 230?F on stock green from the saw to 6 to 8 percent moisture content (MC) in 50 to […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1984 |
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High-Temperature Kiln-Drying of Northern Aspen 2 By 4 Inch Light-Framing Lumber
A high-temperature schedule suitable for drying mixed trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) and balsam poplar (P. balsamifera L.) studs, according to grade requirements for maximum moisture content (MC) and with […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1974 |
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High-Temperature Kiln-Drying Red Maple Lumber–Some Options
High-temperature drying (HTD) is attractive to many hardwood lumber processors because of shorter kiln residence, which saves energy and provides faster turnover of inventory. However, in some species more drying […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1986 |
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Highlights of the Central States Forests
The forest resources of six central states are described in terms of volume, type, size, location, and availability. Timber growth exceeds drain in this area –Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1956 |
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Historic and current esthetic concerns involving hardwood forests
The concern for the appearance of the landscape within which we live has roots that reach back into our earliest past. Our understanding of that concern has evolved with our […]
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Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 1992 |
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Holding Strength of Metal Inserts in Wood
The increasing popularity of knock-down furniture and manufacturers’ continued interest in finding efficient joints has led to expanded use of threaded metal inserts. Withdrawal strengths for a range of both […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1984 |
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How Much Hardwood Bark Is Necessary for Proper Container-Soil Amendment?
The purpose of this study was to develop a method for determining how much hardwood bark is required for proper container soil amendment. This is traditionally accomplished by growing plants […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1975 |
| Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 1986 | |
| Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 1986 | |
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How Species and Board Densities Affect Properties of Exotic Hardwood Particleboards
Four exotic hardwood species, kiri (Paulownia tomentosa), virola (Virola spp.), limba (Terminalia superba) and afrormosia (Pericopsis elata), were used to make three-layer particleboards with one species and in combinations of […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1974 |
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How to Cut Tree Disks Without Formation of Checks
Crosscutting of tree stems relieves longitudinal growth stresses and converts them into tangential tension forces near the ends of the logs. Tree disks cut from the ends of logs therefore […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1974 |
| Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 1984 | |
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How to Formulate Dry-Kiln Schedules
The efficient operation of a lumber dry kiln depends to a considerable extent on the use of drying schedules that reduce over-all kiln time and minimize seasoning degrade. Forced-air-circulation dry […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1951 |
| Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 1985 | |
| Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 1984 |