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The competitive position of wood as a residential siding material
Perceptual mapping, a consumer-based modeling technique adopted from consumer-related fields, is demonstrated to have diagnostic and strategic applications in the forest products industry. The technique is used to evaluate the […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1989 |
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The demonstration of increased lumber value using optimized lumber sorting and radio frequency vacuum drying
This paper presents an experimental evaluation of the first commercial scale dry/sort/re-dry (Q-Sift?) strategy for drying of 2 by 4 Pacific Coast hemlock lumber using combined conventional and radio frequency […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2005 |
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The Development of the Glueline-Cleavage Test
ASTM test methods gave inconsistent results when Douglas-fir veneer was tested at the Vancouver Forest Products Laboratory. New test methods gave promising results. The coefficient of variation was reduced from […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1952 |
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The Distribution of Dihydroquercetin in Douglas-Fir and Western Larch
The distribution of dihydroquercetin, a 3-hydroxyflavanone, which is an anti-pulping agent and a durability factor, has been determined in the wood of six Douglas-fir and three western larch trees grown […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1960 |
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The Double-Diffusion Method of Treating Wood: A Review of Studies
This paper gives a detailed account of experiments conducted over the past 23 years on the double-diffusion method of treating wood. Most of the work described was done at the […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1964 |
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The durability of serpentine-end-matched joints during veneer slicing
The availability of quality flitches for the moulding and millwork industry has decreased, resulting in increased veneer prices. This project investigated the feasibility of using serpentine-end-matched (SEM) joined material for […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2005 |
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The durability of yellow-poplar and red maple treated with ACQ-B
Durability of yellow-poplar and red maple treated with ammoniacal copper quaternary compound, Type B (ACQ- B) was evaluated in field plots in West Virginia and Mississippi. Stakes were vacuum-pressure treated […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2001 |
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The economic benefits of sorting SPF lumber to be kiln-dried on the basis of initial moisture content
This study evaluates the economic benefits of sorting green lumber into moisture content classes before kiln-drying. Laser moisture sensing technology was implemented in the sawmill for sorting purposes. The grade […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1997 |
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The Economic Impact of Timber Utilization Research
There is much discussion today of the expenditure of public funds for research. In the Resource Planning Act and other planning processes, better means are needed to evaluate the benefits […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1986 |
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The Effect of Anatomy on the Initial Stress-Strain Relationship in Transverse Compression
Four species were selected on the basis if anatomical characteristics to study anatomical effects on the shape of the stress-strain curve in both radial and tangential compression perpendicular to the […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1965 |
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The Effect of Drying Conditions on Strength of Coast-Type Douglas-Fir
A series of Douglas-fir specimens from the same material were air-dried, kiln-dried, and dried in organic vapors. Study was made of effects of various temperatures on drying rate, hygroscopicity, modulus […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1955 |
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The Effect of Drying Schedule on Treatability and Check Formation of Southern Pine Landscape Timbers
In a study designed to determine the effect of drying schedule on treatability and defect formation, drying schedule had no effect on the treatability of southern pine landscape timbers. Drying […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1985 |
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The effect of frost cracks in sugar pine trees on lumber grade
This study evaluated the association between frost cracks and lumber degrade in sugar pine. Twenty-three sugar pine trees with visible frost cracks in an otherwise high quality (grade 3 or […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1994 |
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The effect of log length and lumber thickness over-allowance on lumber recovery
The effect of log length and lumber thickness over-allowance on lumber recovery was analyzed through a sample of 879 logs and 600 boards of the most common lumber dimension produced, […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1995 |
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The Effects of Green Veneer Water Content, Dryer Schedules, and Wettability on Gluing Results for Southern Pine Veneer
Southern pine veneer dried by two appreciably different production schedules was evaluated for glue bond quality in relationship to: 1) water content of green veneer, 2) surface wettability by water […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1973 |
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The Extraneous Components of Western Red Cedar
The extraneous components of western redcedar, which frequently exceed 20 percent of the wood weight, consist of the volatile components: alpha, beta, and gamma thujaplicin, 7-hydroxy-4-isopropyltropolone, thujic acid, and methyl […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1958 |
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The feasibility and competitive nature of yellow-poplar structural lumber using value-added analysis
The value added in producing both factory lumber and structural lumber from yellow-poplar logs of various sizes and grades was calculated to determine if marginal logs existed for either product […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1988 |
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The Future of Softwood Lumber in Eastern Canada
Demand for softwood will increase but will be modified by inroads of competitive materials. The timber supply is adequate for demand to 1980. It will be very difficult to maintain […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1960 |
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The Future of the New Southern Pine Plywood Industry
The southern pine plywood industry cannot become a full-fledged industry overnight. The industry has potential, but it needs time and proper care. Since fir plywood cannot keep up with the […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1964 |
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The influence of CCA penetration in sawnwood on its performance against decay fungi
The objective of the study was to compare the relative performance of lumber treated with chromated-copper-arsenate (CCA) to two standards used by industry. The two standards were the Canadian Standards […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1991 |
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The influence of growth characteristics on warp in two structural grades of southern pine lumber
The impact of growth characteristics on warp was evaluated for 438 pieces of grades No. 2 and No. 3 Structural Joists and Planks (22) (nominal 2 by 6 by 16 […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1993 |
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The Influence of Production Variables on Quality of Southern Pine Plywood
Laboratory plywood panels, 3/8 inch by 1 foot by 1 foot, were made using a variety of conditions and a standard phenolic adhesive consisting of 25.3 percent resin solids and […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1970 |
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The influence of sawkerf and target size reductions on sawmill revenue and volume recovery
Sawmills can implement quality control procedures to lower their lumber target sizes and/or sawkerf widths, but the economic benefit of such programs has been uncertain. A methodology using sawmill simulation […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1995 |
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The influence of testing and size variables on the tensile strength of machine stress-rated lumber
In 1981, the Frank Lumber Company and the West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau initiated a series of studies of variables influencing the assessment of the tensile strength of machine stress-rated […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1993 |
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The Kinetics of Veneer Jet Drying
A mathematical relationship, between drying rate and moisture content consisting of two linear portions is proposed. Experimental data demonstrate that individual specimens follow the same relationship regardless of initial moisture […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1971 |