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| Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 1974 | |
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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 |
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A Changing Hardwood Market: the Furniture Industry
In 1960, about 2.9 billion board feet of wood was consumed in furniture. Hardwoods accounted for 82 percent of all the lumber used. Changing styles and designs account for most […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1965 |
| Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 1980 | |
| Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 1980 | |
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A comparative economic analysis of automated and conventional hardwood lumber processing systems
Earlier economic model analyses of an Automated Lumber Processing System (ALPS) are extended by comparing six ALPS system options with three conventional system options. The automated systems look at the […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1993 |
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A Comparison of Factors Affecting Power for Abrasive and Knife Planing of Hardwoods
Basswood, yellow-poplar, red oak, and hickory were abrasive and knife-planed at 8, 14, and 20 percent moisture content. The abrasive planer machine variables were grit size, depth of cut, and […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1974 |
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A Comparison of Hardboards Manufactured By Semidry-, Dry-, and Wet-Formed Processes
The semidry-formed process was investigated as a possible alternative to the wet- and dry-forming processes of manufacturing hardboards. The objective was to improve performance and/or reduce the amount of resin […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1986 |
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A comparison of the treatability of southern yellow pine to five Appalachian hardwoods
The preservative treatment variability of many hardwood species is one of the key stumbling blocks to their wider use in high biodeterioration situations, except for railway ties treated with creosote. […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1999 |
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A Comparison of Three Methods for Determining the pH of Wood and Paper
The procedure generally used for determining the pH of wood and paper consists of immersing the material in distilled water for various lengths of time, with or without heating or […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1961 |
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A comparison of two roughmill cutting models
A comparison of lumber yield using the Automated Lumber Processing System (ALPS) Cutting Program and the Optimal Furniture Cutting Program (OFCP),,as conducted on eight cutting bills. No. 1 Common grade […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1990 |
| Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 1974 | |
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A computer program you can use: edging and trimmer training
We present a computerized training tool designed to help hardwood sawmill edger and trim saw operators improve their processing performance. It can also be used by managers to understand the […]
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Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 1996 |
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A computer-aided instruction tool for grading hardwood lumber
In order to facilitate the training of hardwood lumber graders, the lumber industry is eager to apply new methods of instruction for this important profession. A computer-aided instruction (CAI) tool […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1989 |
| Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 2000 | |
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A Concentric Rotary Laboratory Screen for Wood Particle Classification
A low-cost, laboratory-size rotary screen for classification of wood flakes/wafers is described. The device consists of four concentric horizontal cylindrical screens, ranging in diameter from 28 inches to 67 inches. […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1985 |
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A customer-oriented marketing method for hardwood lumber companies
As the hardwood lumber industry enters the 21st century, it will face growing competition from both wood composites and nonwood substitutes. The hardwood lumber industry needs to be exposed to […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1994 |
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A description of the 1986 pallet manufacturing industry in Pennsylvania
A survey was used to determine the size, structure, and characteristics of the pallet industry in Pennsylvania during 1986. Mail and telephone responses from 85 percent of the 411 surveyed […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1990 |
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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 Financial Analysis of Furniture Parts from Short Bolts
After completion of logging or forest improvement thinning operations, considerable wood material remains in the form of short bolts, i.e. those less than the standard 8-foot lengths or small diameters. […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1983 |
| Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 1978 | |
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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 Hardwood-Bark-Sawdust Compost for Greenhouse Pot Flower Production
Hardwood bark fines (screenings from a mulch-plant bagging operation) and hardwood sawdust were tested as potential constituents of artificial soils. Five media (bark-vermiculite, bark-sawdust NH4NO3, bark-sawdust Ca(NO3)2, peat-vermiculite, soil-sand-peat) were […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1972 |
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A harvesting guide for uneven-aged northern hardwood stands
This paper describes a cutting guide for northern hardwoods designed to take into account the uncertain growth of forest stands, and the fluctuations of product prices. It illustrates the potential […]
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Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 1989 |
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A Lignin Adhesive System for Flakeboard Production
A new renewable adhesive system based on pulpmill effluent is described for flakeboard production. The system involves base activation of wood flake surfaces with 3N sodium hydroxide, followed by application […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1986 |