A pulpwood harvesting system, developed by Larson Woodlands Research Ltd., Thunder Bay, is described. It uses 4 attachments: pulpwood grapple; feller-buncher, integrated slasher; and backhoe (for which specifications and prices are given) mounted on a skidder. The system is applicable to Tree...

A double-compartment kiln is described that can be used for conventional drying, high temperature drying and superheated steam drying. It performed satisfactorily with low energy costs.

Studies were made on 'active noise abatement' (i.e., reducing noise emissions directly at their source) in damped and undamped sawblades. The effects of the following factors were analysed: rotation speed and tooth geometry on idling noise; cutting speed, feed path length, and number of teeth on...

A note on the use of Lisichkin's method of cable extraction and loading [cf. For. Abstr. 10 (No. 2678)] at the Voznesensk station in Gor'ki Province, where with 10 sets of tackle 15, 000 cu.m. were handled in the winter 1948-49. 'Continuous-flow' methods were applied to the process of power-saw...

KEYWORDS: adhesives \ gluing \ wood \ adhesives \ resins \ boats \ construction

KEYWORDS: adhesives \ gluing \ wood \ Glues Aerolite \ Plywood

KEYWORDS: Aircraft construction, use \ wood \ Boats and ships use \ glue \ adhesives \ gluing \ wood \ Glues Aerolite \ Woodworking plants machinery and tools

Describes with illustrations the manufacture of a pram dinghy and a racing dinghy using veneer skins. KEYWORDS: Boats and ships veneer skins \ Veneer boat building

Objective: To comprehensively evaluate the quality of Sappan Lignum by multiple index, chemometrics, and EW- TOPSIS method. Methods: HPLC method was used to simultaneously determine the contents of brazilin, hematoxylin, protosappanin A, (±) protosappanin B, sappanone A, biochanin A,...