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4/4 Hardwood Dimension from Short Bolts: Economic and Processing Comparison of Conventional and Innovative Production
To determine the economic feasibility of using small logs for dimension products, the costs of producing 4/4 dimension lumber from black walnut, black cherry, and yellow-poplar in dimension mills with […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1982 |
| Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 1974 | |
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A Drying Study of 4/4 Lumber from Gypsy Moth-Killed Red and White Oak
A study was undertaken to evaluate the drying characteristics of lumber from insect-killed red and white oak trees dead less than I year, 2 to 4 years, and over 5 […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1986 |
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A General Collector Sizing Method for Solar Kilns
Even though solar kilns can be cost effective, one reason they are not currently being built and utilized is because a simple manual design method is not available to the […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1986 |
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A log drying model and its application to the simulation of the impact of bark loss
A log drying model describing heat and mass transfer in logs during drying is presented. The model is based on the water potential concept. The moisture content-water potential relationship and […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2006 |
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A method for observing the formation of honeycomb in oak
By cutting a cross-sectional sample from a green 8/4 oak board and sealing it between plate glass, the method described permits observation of the changes that occur inside a board […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1991 |
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A Modified Method for the Preservative Treatment of Southern Pine Fence Posts
The tests here reported were made to ascertain what influence difference in relative density and growth rate of loblolly pine posts treated under low pressure at short times had on […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1952 |
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A New Approach to the Study of Drying Diffusion Coefficients of Wood
The effect of temperature, density, and bound-water diffusion coefficients on the combined diffusion coefficient are considered. The activation energies are calculated and compared, and a theory that the combined diffusion […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1966 |
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A New Direct Heat Exchanger for Kiln Drying Lumber
A dry kiln was designed using a direct heat exchanger in lieu of a conventional steam boiler. The direct heat from a rotary, atomizing Johnson Oil Burner was used to […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1955 |
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A new tool for improving the drying of hardwood lumber
Within the framework of the IMPROVE System Lumber Drying Program, a new tool has been developed in the form of a guidebook and checklist. This publication helps meet the objective […]
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Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 1991 |
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A New Type Screened Dryer for Rotary Peeled Veneers
In drying Australian veneer it was found that roller and mesh belt mechanical dryers had too high an installed cost per unit output, while a counter-flow progressive kiln system, using […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1955 |
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A Pinned Sticker to Reduce Crook in Kiln-Drying Lumber
To reduce crook of lumber during drying, a conventional kiln sticker was modified by inserting metal pins through it vertically. Spacing between the pins was approximately 1/8 inch more than […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1974 |
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A Practical Method of In-Plant Evaluation of Seasoning Degrade
Past studies indicate an average air-drying degrade loss of $10 per 1,000 board feet and a range of $8 to $11. A procedure is described that can be used to […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1965 |
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A Prediction Equation for Veneer Drying Schedules
A simple method of estimating veneer drying schedules from trial runs has been developed on the assumption that moisture content-drying time curves can be represented by a quadratic equation. Theoretical […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1958 |
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A Quantitative Evaluation of Second Order Drying Stresses
Second order drying stresses are stresses that arise from the unequal radial shrinkage potential of ray tissue and remaining tissues. Second order stresses already exist in the green wood in […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1961 |
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A Relationship Between Collapse and Extractives in Western Red Cedar
The collapse that occurred during kiln drying of 2-inch western redcedar (Thuja plicata Donn) boards was investigated in relation to the green moisture and extractive contents of the boards and […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1971 |
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A review of current research of native Australian species for value-added opportunities
In the past, most indigenous Australian hardwoods have been used for structural applications, so the engineering properties of Australian timbers are well recognized and well documented. However, the technology required […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1998 |
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A Small Dry Kiln
A 200-board-foot capacity demonstration dry kiln has been constructed with a 2 by 4 studding and plywood shell. The chamber is made vapor proof by lining with copper sheeting, and […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1963 |
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A Statistical Analysis of the Variability in the Drying Rate of Redwood
Statistical approaches to complex materials testing and variation research are facilitated by computer application. In this study the least-square straight line model gave an indication of what changes in the […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1964 |
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A Statistical Approach to Product Quality Evaluation of Kiln-Dried Pencil Slats
The quality of kiln-dried pencil slats is affected by the drying schedule used. In order to assess the impact on product quality of alternative schedules, sample data from batches dried […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1976 |
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A Study of the Kiln-Drying of Chemically Seasoned Lumber
Salts or other chemicals are applied to lumber to improve seasoning characteristics or dimensional stability or to reduce susceptibility to fire or decay. The drying characteristics of the lumber are […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1962 |
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A survey of firms kiln-drying lumber in the United States: volume, species, kiln capacity, equipment, and procedures
Between June 1992 and May 1993, a survey was conducted of primary and secondary manufacturing firms that had a least one dry kiln and processed at least 2 million board […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1994 |
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A System for Controlling Warp When Kiln Drying Plantation-Grown Red Pine
Approximately 1200 board feet of 5/4 Number 4 Common red pine lumber were kiln-dried to test the effects of using three kiln schedules in conjunction with presurfacing and mechanical restraint […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1970 |
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A Technique for Simulating Lumber Drying Using Small Clear Specimens
Researchers studying the effects of chemical treatments or environmental influences on wood often prefer to use small clear specimens rather than full-size ones. This substitution does not work well when […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1985 |
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Accelerated Drying of Lodgepole Pine and Western Larch Poles
This paper reports a study designed to evaluate the performance of a pole-dryer developed by the J. Neils Lumber Co. and to obtain information on: 1) the effect of high- […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1963 |