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- Solid wood and residue yield analysis of small-diameter red oak logs.(Technical Note)
- Abstract A yield analysis of solid wood and residues from 233 red oak small-diameter logs (6 to 10 inches small end d.i.b.) was conducted. The results indicated that 75 percent of the 1-inch lumber was grade 2 A and 3 A, while the remainder...
- Research articles 2008-01-01
- Structural lumber from suppressed-growth ponderosa pine from northern Arizona.
- Abstract Lumber was sawn from 150 suppressed-growth ponderosa pine trees, 6 to 16 inches in diameter, harvested near Flagstaff, Arizona. This paper presents grade recover and properties for dry 2 by 4's sawn from the logs and graded by a variety of structural grading...
- Research articles 2007-12-01
- Value loss in ponderosa pine logs from beetle activity following fire in southern Oregon.
- Abstract Wormholes, stain, and decay in fire-damaged and fire-killed trees are causing rapid loss of value, and, to a lesser extent, volume when processed into wood products. Ponderosa pine trees killed in the Warner Mountain fire southern Oregon were found to be infested with...
- Research articles 2007-07-01
- Floored: a Missouri businessman produces green flooring from a surprising source
- Steve Owens has been marketing cattle for two decades. A partner in one of the nations largest cattle auction businesses, Joplin Regional Stockyards JRS, Steve says he never thought he would see his business become a leading regional recycling firm using its own recovered C&D resource as a base for...
- Research articles 2007-07-01
- California Forest Products Commission Releases Annual 'State of the Industry' Report
- California Lags behind Oregon and Washington in Meeting Residents' Wood Needs AUBURN, Calif. -- Despite a renewed focus on using green building products like wood, California's wood products industry harvested less in 2006 than in the previous year, the California Forest Products Commission said today in its annual state...
- Research articles 2007-06-14
- Impact of elliptical shaped red oak logs on lumber grade and volume recovery.
- Abstract This research examined the grade and volume of lumber recovered from red oak logs with elliptical shaped cross sections. The volume and grade of lumber recovered from red oak logs with low (e [less than or equal to] 0.3) and high (e [greater...
- Research articles 2007-06-01
- Future lumber price is hard to nail down
- Reduced demand for housing has manifested itself in many ways: 6.6 months of unsold inventory at last report; sales 17 percent below the level of last autumn; and builders offering more incentives to get houses moving by year's end. It also translates into reduced prices for building materials, except for...
- Research articles 2006-11-05
- Association of ring shake in eastern hemlock with tree attributes.
- Abstract Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.) is a major or minor associate in many forest types in northeastern North America. There has never been the high level of demand for eastern hemlock lumber that characterizes competing softwoods like white pine and spruce. ...
- Research articles 2006-10-01
- US, Canada ink deal to end timber row
- GENEVA AFP — The US and Canadian trade chiefs inked a deal ending a longstanding and bitter 4.5 billion dollar trade row over softwood lumber tariffs. US Trade Representative Susan Schwab and her Canadian counterpart David Emerson initialed an agreement following two months of talks in the wake of...
- Research articles 2006-07-01
- Moisture distribution in a dried red oak lumber package stored in a high humidity environment.
- Abstract Although the sorption equilibrium and rate in small wood samples have been previously studied, the water vapor sorption in a commercial-size package of kiln-dried dimensional lumber has never been investigated. In this research, a wireless probe system was used to monitor moisture...
- Research articles 2006-04-01
- Remilling of salvaged wood siding coated with lead-based paint. Part I. Lead exposure.
- Abstract It is well known that the lead contained in lead-based paint LBP can pose a serious human health risk if ingested. In our nation's building infrastructure, millions of meters of high quality salvageable lumber have been coated with LBP. The study presented in...
- Research articles 2005-07-01
- Structural lumber from dense stands of small-diameter Douglas-fir trees.
- Abstract Small-diameter trees growing in overstocked dense stands are often targeted for thinning to reduce fire hazard and improve forest health and ecosystem diversity. In the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain regions, Douglas-fir can be a predominant species in such stands. In this study,...
- Research articles 2005-07-01
- InvestSource: Viisage Tech to partner with G.E.T. Group: EGTY, VISG, NVT, SIRI.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-30 June 2005-InvestSource Inc.: InvestSource: Viisage Tech to partner with G.E.T. Group: EGTY, VISG, NVT, SIRIC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:30062005 Stocks in the News: Energy and Asset Technology (Other OTC: EGTY), Viisage Technologies (NASDAQ: VISG), Navteq Corporation (NYSE: NVT), ...
- Research articles 2005-06-30
- Timber Construction Manual, 5th Edition.(John Wiley & Sons Inc.)(Brief Article)
- Staff John Wiley & Sons Inc., 111 River St., Hoboken, NJ 07030, $150 (496 pages). First published in 1996, this manual provides information for the design and construction industries on building with wood; both sawn ...
- Research articles 2005-03-07
- Thomas Jefferson's Plank-Kilns
- In January 1804, Anne Cary Randolph wrote to her grandfather in Washington with bad news: "I am very sorry to inform you that the plank house is burnt down. John Hemming's was here last night and he told us that the floor of the hall and the Music gallery was...
- Research articles 2005-03-01
- Comparison of rough mill yield for white birch lumber between a conventional and a short-log sawmill.
- Abstract This study explored the potential use of white birch lumber manufactured at sawmills processing short logs (no more than 8 ft. long). A database of random width and length white birch boards obtained from a conventional and a short-log sawmill was developed. To...
- Research articles 2005-03-01
- Pulp fiction.(Forestry)(Brief Article)
- More than 2.3 million acres of forests were destroyed or damaged during the hurricanes this past summer, which will likely cost the state's $16-billion timber industry almost $400 million in lost timber. What can be salvaged will likely be turned into pulp for paper instead of...
- Research articles 2005-01-01
- Rough-mill yield and cutting efficiency for No. 3A Common lumber compared to other lumber grade mix options.
- Abstract The percentage of low-grade material comprising the annual hardwood lumber production in the United States is increasing. As a result, finding markets for low-grade/low-value lumber has been identified as a top priority by researchers and industry associations. This research used the ROMI-RIP...
- Research articles 2004-12-01
- Predicting flexural properties of dimension lumber from 40-year-old loblolly pine plantation stands.
- Abstract The predictive value of specific gravity SG, rings per inch, and percent of latewood in relation to the flexural properties (modulus of rupture [MOR] and modulus of elasticity [MOE]) of lumber from thinned and unthinned 40-year-old plantation stands were analyzed using stepwise ...
- Research articles 2004-12-01
- Panel addresses CCA issues.(News+Notes)
- If you're a loyal reader of these pages, you've followed the CCA pressure treated lumber story. For those who aren't (and shame on you!), here's a quick recap: Last year, manufacturers announced a "voluntary phaseout" of most residential uses of the product, continuing to make it...
- Research articles 2004-04-01
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