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Friction in Wood Cutting
This paper discusses a recent investigation in which friction coefficients were measured using special apparatus on the effects of variables, such as pressure, contact area, sliding speed, surface roughness of […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1967 |
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Fundamental Aspects of the Wood Cutting Process
To economize research efforts, it would be useful to discover fundamental approaches to all wood machining processes. In wood cutting, a single cutter of variable shape takes a variable path […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1960 |
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Future of Sawmilling in the North Woods
The sawtimber growth in the North Woods area, from Maine to Minnesota, is about 12 billion board feet and steadily increasing. Annual cut of lumber has stabilized at about 4 […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1966 |
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Fuzzy knowledge-based modeling and statistical regression in abrasive wood machining
Abrasive machining processes in wood largely determine the surface quality of a product. These processes are highly unpredictable due to variation in tooling and process conditions as well as in […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2004 |
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Gas flow parameters in laser cutting of wood — nozzle design
The Automated Lumber Processing System (ALPS) is an ongoing team research effort to optimize the yield of parts in a furniture rough mill. The process is designed to couple aspects […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1990 |
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Gluability of Sanded Lumber
Data show that sanded Douglas-fir and southern pine lumber sanded on present high-speed commercial sanders when glued will not pass tests for structural water-resistant gluelines. Sanded ponderosa pine can be […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1985 |
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Gluebond Strength of Laser Cut Wood
The degree of strength loss when gluing laser cut wood as compared to conventionally sawn wood and the amount of additional surface treatment needed to improve bond quality were assessed […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1985 |
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Gluing of Furniture Parts
To sucessfully glue furniture, many factors have to be controlled. In the Drexel Furniture Co. plants, all employees involved with gluing attend training programs on the subject, followed by on-the-job […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1954 |
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Gluing of Southern Pine Veneer with Blood Modified Phenolic Resin Glue
A study was made of the influence of dried soluble beef blood as a modifier of exterior phenolic glue for southern pine plywood. Percent blood level, hot press time, rate […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1969 |
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Grade distribution and drying degrade of sweetgum and yellow-poplar structural lumber
The fact that the supply of southern pine timber is changing to include more lower quality plantation stock may provide incentive for utilizing lower density hardwoods for structural lumber. Yellow-poplar […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1990 |
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Greater Utilization of Material Obtained from New Machine
In lumber manufacture, sawdust may comprise up to 50 percent of the original material. G. D. Schneider has developed a machine which slices wood without fines into material suitable for […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1956 |
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Handbook for Small Sawmill Operators–How to Attain and Maintain Accuracy of Cutting–Part III. Mill Setup
This article discusses the factors to be considered in setting up a small sawmill to obtain accurate cutting. Foundations are of prime importance. For permanent mills, poured concrete foundations and […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1956 |
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Handbook for Small Sawmill Operators; How to Attain and Maintain Accuracy of Cutting
Small sawmills can produce accurately-sized lumber if they are well constructed, properly maintained, and correctly operated. The Handbook summarizes the causes of miscut lumber in small mills and indicates the […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1956 |
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Handbook for Small Sawmill Operators. How to Attain and Maintain Accuracy of Cutting. Glossary and Appendix
This paper contains a glossary of terms used in the “Handbook for Small Sawmill Operators.” Also included is an appendix containing reference tables which will assist in efficient operation of […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1956 |
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Handbook for Small Sawmill Operators. Part II. Saws
For a sawmill to function properly, the saw must be of the proper type, correctly tensioned for the speed at which it is being run, and the cutting teeth must […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1956 |
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Hard Maple Raw Material for Furniture Components: Effect of Sawmill Edging Practice on the Yield
A sample of 3,100 board feet of hard maple lumber was edged by 5 different practices – Conventional, Severe, Optimum, Wide, and Unedged – to determine their effect on surface […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1967 |
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Hardwood Lumber Yield By Various Simulated Sawing Methods
A total of 5,832 simulated log sawings were performed on an electronic computer and the resultant lumber yields presented in the form of a factorial analysis. Tables show the effect […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1973 |
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Hardwood Sawing Process for Increasing Recovery and Improving Production
A hardwood sawmill design to increase lumber recovery and improve production is proposed. The process described is intended for the production of hardwood squares and dowel stock; however, the principles […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1979 |
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Hardwood Sawing Simulation Techniques
The techniques of simulating hardwood logs and “sawing” them into lumber on a computer, are discussed. The log is simulated as a truncated cone and the defects inside it as […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1978 |
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Hardwood Sawmill Productivity for Live and Around Sawing
This report presents results obtained from a time study of live sawing and around sawing, with and without a horizontal band resaw, in a modern hardwood sawmill equipped with a […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1975 |
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HaRem: hardwood lumber remanufacturing program for maximizing value based on size, grave, and current market prices
This paper describes an expert system computer program which will determine the optimum way to edge and trim a hardwood board so as to yield the highest dollar value based […]
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Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 1990 |
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Heating Frozen and Nonfrozen Veneer Logs
This article presents, in cook book manner, a method for predicting time periods required to heat veneer logs to a desired cutting temperature. The method uses a set of nondimensional […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1980 |
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Heating Frozen and Nonfrozen Veneer Logs
The available literature on log thawing and heating is reviewed, and the need for additional research is stressed. Factors inherent in the logs (diameter, green specific gravity, initial temperature, and […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1972 |
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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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High Energy Jets as a New Concept in Wood Machining
The use of small high-velocity liquid jets under fluid pressure of 57,000 psi was investigated as a possible new method of machining wood with minimal material loss and tool maintenance. […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1963 |