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Allowable Loads for Common Bolts At Various Angles to the Grain for Southern Yellow Pine
This report presents the results of 110 tests with an attempt to determine the accuracy of the Hankinson formula and the Osgood formula to calculate allowable loads that may be […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1953 |
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Alloy Tipping for Reduced Sawtooth Dulling
The study investigated the improvement in wear resistance of sawteeth by tipping with wear-resistant materials. Materials tested were alloys 1 (Stellite 12) and 2 (Stellite 20), which are both cobalt-based […]
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ALOG: A spreadsheet-based program for generating artificial logs
Log sawing simulation computer programs can be valuable tools for training sawyers as well as for testing different sawing patterns. Most available simulation programs rely on databases from which to […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2004 |
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ALPS – a new automated log and lumber processing system for hardwoods
During conventional production of solid wood furniture parts, logs are first sawed into lumber having defects randomly located throughout the board. The lumber is then remanufactured and the defects removed […]
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Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 1984 |
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ALPS–A Potential New Automated Lumber Processing System
During conventional production of solid wood furniture parts logs are first sawed into lumber having defects randomly located throughout the board. The lumber is then remanufactured and the defects removed […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1984 |
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ALPS: yield optimization cutting program
This paper reports ongoing work on a series of computer programs developed to automate hardwood lumber processing in a furniture roughmill. The program computes the placement of cuttings on lumber, […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1989 |
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Alternate Roofing Materials: Grade, Yield, and Costs for Yellow-Poplar and Southern Pine Shingles
This study describes the production of 18-inch shingles from southern pine and yellow-poplar. The volume recovery for grade No. 2 or Better shingles was 56.2 percent and 53.9 percent for […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1984 |
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Alternative species and preservatives for wood roofing: laboratory decay studies
Western hemlock, Pacific silver fir, and western white pine are being considered for the production of shakes and shingles. These species lack natural durability, thus preservative treatment is required. Using […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1992 |
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Alternative wood preservatives for use in Indonesia
In Indonesia, the wood preservative chromated copper arsenate (CCA) was recently banned. Within the United States and Indonesia, a search for alternative wood preservatives is underway. Collaborative research was initiated […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1998 |
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Alternatives to clearcutting in lowland hardwoods
Alternatives to clearcutting in lowland hardwoods are limited by the silvics of the species and site characteristics. variation among tree species in shade, competition, and waterlogging tolerance and sensitivity to […]
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Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 1988 |
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America’s Demand for Wood–1929-1975
Objectives of this survey were 1) estimation of consumption of major timber products at 5 year intervals through 1975; 2) estimation of total amount of wood that will be required […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1954 |
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American Lumber Industry: Its Essential Research and Policy Implications
Professor Joseph Zaremba in his book, Economics of the American Lumber Industry, has characterized the relationships between research and development, and the lumber industry. The lumber industry approaches the classical […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1965 |
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American wilderness: a resource of multiple and evolving values
A review of the meaning of wilderness in the American cultural context indicates multiple and evolving values or products of our wilderness resource. These values, articulated by American philosophers, writers, […]
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Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 1990 |
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Ammoniacal Copper Borate: A New Treatment for Wood Preservation
By laboratory evaluation, the resistance of ammoniacal copper borate (ACB)-treated wood to termites and decay fungi was excellent. The retention required to prevent biodegradation was not greatly different from ammoniacal […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1978 |
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Ammoniacal Zinc Oxide Treatment as An Inhibitor of Fungi in Pine Lumber
An ammoniacal zinc oxide system which imparted good water and light resistance to wood was examined for its effectiveness in controlling mold and other fungal discolorations during the storage and […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1974 |
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Ammonium bifluoride treatment of air-seasoning Douglas-fir poles
In the Pacific Northwest, freshly peeled Douglas-fir poles are often air-seasoned for 6 to 24 months before preservative treatment. During this period, the wood is susceptible to colonization by decay […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1989 |
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An ‘Outside’ Look At Forest Products Research
Since World War II, research has grown very rapidly, partly because it can be the source of new industry or new or continuing life for old industry, and partly because […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1962 |
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An accelerated field simulator for aboveground testing of wood preservatives
The wood preservation industry in Canada is interested in new preservatives, some of which are intended only for aboveground uses. Canadas Pest Management Regulatory Agency requires data from field tests […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2009 |
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An Accelerated Wood-Preservative Termite Study
A laboratory test was designed in which pieces of southern pine 3/4 by 3/4 by 2 inches were impregnated with a range of preservative concentrations. A reference weight was made […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1957 |
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An acid-catalyzed phenolic adhesive for radiofrequency laminating of hardwood composite framing
An acid-catalyzed phenolic resin, which is used in the foundry industry to bond sand into shell moldings and cores for metal castings, developed strong and highly durable bonds between hardwood […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1988 |
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An Activity-Based Costing Method for Sawmilling
The production cost of lumber is a key factor when determining the price of logs at a sawmill gate. Some of the production costs are also manageable elements in price […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2010 |
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An adaptive control optimization for circular sawing
This paper describes a method of adaptive control optimization developed for circular sawing to produce a specified surface finish quality in a production environment. It is possible to develop the […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1993 |
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An adaptive image preprocessing algorithm for defect detection in Douglas-fir veneer
Analysis of computer images of wood can usually be enhanced by the early elimination of uninteresting areas in the images. SISM and NSISM are algorithms that identify clear regions in […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1993 |
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An after-tax analysis of energywood harvesting costs
The after-tax costs of energywood harvesting were analyzed with emphasis on the site preparation savings gained from such operations. A break-even analysis was conducted using cost data from previous studies, […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1991 |
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An Air-Drying Technique to Control Surface Checking in Refractory Hardwoods
A device termed a moisture pallet provides a technique for sandwiching oak lumber between sheets of l/4-inch Douglas-fir plywood to greatly reduce surface checking during forced air drying. When combined […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1985 |