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An Australian Test for Decay in Painted Timbers Exposed to the Weather
There are no Australasian data for the comparative performance of painted timbers exposed to the weather. In this test, seven untreated timber species and two impregnated with a proprietary copper-chrome-arsenic […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1983 |
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An Electronic Spreadsheet for Softwood Plywood Adhesive Cost Calculations
Theoretical plywood adhesive cost calculations are time consuming, yet require very little information. This note describes how electronic spreadsheets can be used to evaluate numerous measures of an adhesive cost […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1986 |
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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 Several Vapor Phase Chemical Treatments for Dimensional Stabilization of Wood
A bench-scale system for the impregnation of wood with volatile compounds was constructed for the purpose of testing the system concept and evaluating various polymeric bulking materials as dimensional stabilizing […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1969 |
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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 Chemically Reactive Constituents of Atmospheric Emissions from Hogged Fuel Fired Boilers in Oregon
A literature review was carried out to determine a suitable emission factor for emission of hydrocarbons from hogged-fuel-fired boilers. Oregon Department of Environmental Quality data on annual hogged-fuel usage in […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1974 |
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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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Analyzing a Forest Resource Based Region Facing Economic Change
One of the most perplexing problems facing the forest industry today is that of uncertainty. Two major sources of uncertainty come from federal policies relative to the allowable cut on […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1984 |
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Analyzing Structure in Wood-Based Industry–Part II: Categorizing Strategic Diversity
A variety of business-level competitive strategies can coexist in an industry, but most analyses of industry structure fail to address this diversity. A study of firms in the southern plywood […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1986 |
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Anatomical Features of Permeable and Refractory Douglas-Fir
Anatomical features of Douglas-fir such as tracheid length, springwood lumen cross section, and diameters of the bordered pit-pair structures (aperture, torus, annulus) were analyzed statistically. They were then related to […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1961 |
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Annual ring orientation effect and slope of grain in hemlock timber drying
This research was designed to evaluate the effect of annual ring orientation and slope of grain on the drying characteristic of 115-mm-square Pacific Coast hemlock timbers in a heat-and-vent kiln […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2004 |
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Anticlinal Divisions and Cell Length in Conifer Cambium
A contradiction seems to exist with respect to the relationship between cell length and tree growth. Comparisons of species, varieties, and ecotypes have shown that cells were longer in the […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1967 |
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Application of the centered solution method for cant sawing of softwood sawlogs
Most current software for computer optimization of headrig sawing decisions relies on solutions stored in look-up tables. Such solutions may result in yield losses. This study developed a method of […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1989 |
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Aqueous phenolic dispersions for bonding higher moisture content veneers
Bonding higher moisture content (MC) veneer composites with a phenol-formaldehyde (PF) adhesive requires a resin capable of overcoming problems associated with excessive adhesive migration from the glueline and retardation of […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1993 |
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Arabinogalactan from Western Larch Wood
Arabogalactan was obtained from four butt logs of Larix occidentalis using a process involving hot water extraction, vacuum concentration, and spray drying. Extraction was conducted in pilot plant equipment using […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1954 |
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Arrest of fungal pre-infections in raw logs and freshly sawn lumber of radiata pine using Sentry?
Unseasoned sapwood of radiata pine (Pinus radiata D. Don) from New Zealand is highly susceptible to discoloration caused by a plethora of mold, staining fungi, and decay fungi. A newly […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2001 |
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Assessment of commercial in-line meters for measuring the moisture content of radiata pine lumber
Four commercially available in-line moisture meters were assessed using 40-mm- and 50-mm-thick Pinus radiata (radiata pine). Linear regression models were developed between the meter readings and the moisture content (MC) […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2001 |
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Attack By Plant Organisms on Southern Pine Wood
Southern pine wood can be deteriorated by stain, mold, and decay fungi from the time the tree is felled until the wood is thoroughly dried or preservatively treated. Bacteria also […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1969 |
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Attapulgite Clay – a Filler for Exterior Plywood Adhesives
The clay mineral attapulgite, and acicular hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate occurring in large deposits in northwestern Florida and southwestern Georgia, has unique gelling, adsorptive, and absorptive characteristics which make it […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1974 |
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Attempts to Improve Penetration of Waterborne Preservatives in Spruce and Jack Pine Lumber
Selected heartwood boards of eastern spruce and jack pine were exposed to several types of initial moisture conditioning (including ponding), to dynamic transverse compression treatments, and to incising procedures involving […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1985 |
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Attempts to Modify the Weathering of Redwood
There seems to be increasing public awareness of the limitations of clear film-forming finishes in exterior applications on redwood. The most desirable natural finish, then, is none at all. However, […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1959 |
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Automate Your Lumber Sorting
Many attempts have been and are being made to improve lumber sorting. A fair number of mills, particularly in the South, have gone to edge sorters. Some have been more […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1961 |
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Azeotropic Drying of Hardwood Lumber
Lumber can be dried more rapidly by heating it in a liquid, because of the better heat conductivity of the liquid. This principle has been used as a preliminary step […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1962 |
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Balsam Fir–A Potential New Source of Softwood Lumber
Balsam fir bolts (8 ft.) that had been delivered on a woods-run basis to pulpwood concentration yards in northern Minnesota were sampled to determine bolt size and quality. A number […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1982 |
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Bark Boards from Four West Coast Softwood Species
Boards composed of bark constitute a new class of products with different properties from the types of wood particleboards presently being manufactured. Research was conducted on the effect of particle […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1973 |