Forest Products Journal articles from October 2006

Forest Products Journal archives from October 2006

Wood supply chain efficiency and fiber cost: what can we do better?
October 1, 2006... The headlines regarding global forest industries have been dominated by the news of rapidly growing demand in China and elsewhere in Southeast Asia, as well as rapid investment growth in manufacturing facilities in South America. Meanwhile,...

Coming events.(Calendar)
October 1, 2006... October 16-20: Module 1 -- Introduction to Wood Drying, Centre for Advanced Wood Processing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Contact Coral Voss, 604-822-2634; Coral.Voss@ubs.ca. October 25-26: Forest Products Marketing,...

Study of overlength on red oak lumber drying quality and rough mill yield.
October 1, 2006... Abstract Lumber stacking practices can directly affect drying defects, drying rate, and moisture content uniformity. The effect of overlength on drying is generally thought to be detrimental, yet large volumes of overlength lumber are used...

Effects of panel density and mat moisture content on processing medium density fiberboard.
October 1, 2006... Abstract Development of a fundamental understanding of heat transfer and resin curing during hot-pressing will help to optimize the manufacturing process of medium density fiberboard (MDF) allowing increased productivity, improved product...

Experimental evaluation of wood I-joists with web holes.
October 1, 2006... Abstract Prefabricated wood I-joists are commonly used in wood frame construction. For some applications, web holes are made in wood I-joists for passage of service ducts, plumbing or wiring. This paper presents an experimental study on...

Association of ring shake in eastern hemlock with tree attributes.
October 1, 2006... 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...

The Habitat for Humanity ReStore system: sourcing and sales of donated wood-based building materials.
October 1, 2006... Abstract The Habitat for Humanity (HFH) ReStore system is composed of hundreds of retail stores that sell a wide variety of building materials. New and used building materials are donated to ReStores and are then resold to generate...

What consumers feel and prefer: haptic perception of various wood flooring surfaces.
October 1, 2006... Abstract Austrian consumers were invited to touch wood flooring surfaces with bare feet and hands wearing a blindfold. The objectives of the test were to ascertain whether they were able to consistently distinguish the properties of oiled...

Estimated VOC losses during the drying of six eastern hardwood species.
October 1, 2006... Abstract Samples of hardwood lumber were obtained from a number of mills in the eastern United States and were analyzed for the levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released during the drying process. The estimates of VOC release...

Supply-chain system costs of alternative grocery industry pallet systems.
October 1, 2006... Abstract This paper reports results from a study of the financial components and relative advantages of two alternative pallet load systems: rental and purchased pallets. Through personal on-site and telephone interviews of 13 large...

Environmental performance improvement in residential construction: the impact of products, biofuels, and processes.
October 1, 2006... Abstract Understanding the environmental burdens from residential construction is increasingly important as consumers become more aware of the impacts of their purchasing decisions. In 2004, The Consortium for Research on Renewable...

Strategies for improving the performance of plywood adhesive mix fillers from southern yellow pine bark.
October 1, 2006... Abstract Southern yellow pine bark was obtained from an industrial source and subjected to grinding and classification operations to ultimately afford finely ground bark fractions for evaluation as plywood adhesive mix fillers....

Preservative treatment of ash wood from emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) infested trees.(TECHNICAL NOTE)
October 1, 2006... Abstract Portions of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Ontario have been infested by the emerald ash borer (EAB), an exotic pest believed to have been imported from Asia. The pest is reported to have killed 10 million to 15 million ash trees...

An economic assessment of implementing streamside management zones in central Appalachian hardwood forests.
October 1, 2006... Abstract The effects of variable width of streamside management zones (25, 50, 75, and 100 ft) (SMZs) and removal level of trees (10%, 30%, and 50% of basal area) on production and cost of implementing SMZs in central Appalachian hardwood...

The effect of curve sawing two-sided cants from small-diameter hardwood sawlogs on lumber and pallet part yields.
October 1, 2006... Abstract Curve sawing is a primary log breakdown process that incorporates gang-saw technology to allow two-sided cants from logs with sweep to be cut parallel to the log surface or log axis. Since curve-sawn logs with sweep are cut along...

Influence of knife angle and ambient temperature on fines generation from flakers.
October 1, 2006... Abstract The production of fines from a flaker at a commercial southern pine oriented strandboard mill was found to be correlated with the log storage temperature and the cutting angle of the knife. Knife angle changes were able to...

Pilot-scale production and material properties of extruded straw-plastic composites based on untreated and fungal-treated wheat straw.
October 1, 2006... Abstract The predominant filler used in the commercial extrusion of natural fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites in North America is wood flour. Fibers such as wheat straw (Triticum aestivum L.) represent a promising filler...

Predicting indoor-air formaldehyde concentrations from emissions of urea-formaldehyde-bonded wood products using the Versar model.(TECHNICAL NOTE)
October 1, 2006... Abstract The Versar mathematical model, an outgrowth of research by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is a tool for making home projections of formaldehyde concentrations. The model, based on mass balance principles, can...

Mass layoffs and plant closures in the U.S. wood products and furniture manufacturing industries.
October 1, 2006... Abstract This study presents data on plant closures for U.S. wood products and furniture manufacturing as defined by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) sectors 321 and 337. For any industry, information on mass...