The subject of this paper is to analyse the drying process of oak lamellas, which are the solid wood top layer of engineered wood flooring. The focus of the first part of the paper is on dehumidification kilns. Drying in a dehumidification kiln is an interesting alternative to conventional drying...

The paper presents the movement of sales of commercially important beech assortments in the forest estate (FE) "Južni Kucaj" Despotovac. This includes forms of sales through contracts made with buyers on an annual basis, as well as through auctions conducted in this FE.On the other hand, the...

The paper presents the results of a research on wood fuels used for heating in households in the Republic of Srpska (RS). The main objective of this research was to determine the real consumption of wood fuels in households in the Republic of Srpska using the internationally recognized WISDOM...

The subject of this paper is the analysis of moisture content (MC) changes of beech and ash wood during two years in room conditions (heating during winter; no air conditioning during summer). The registered MC changes are primarily the result of changes in relative humidity of the air (measured by ...

Calculating the value of wood in forests has always been a job full of challenges for the appraiser, especially if in that case the condition is not to cut down trees. As one of the possibilities, the method of "model" cutting can be used, which is practically the only one that allows assessment...

This study presents preliminary results of the basic properties of the northern red oak wood as well as the relationship between the properties of the core samples obtained on the live tree and the tested properties. The core samples 5 mm in diameter were extracted from the tree and used for...

In accordance with the principle of sustainable development human population is increasingly returning to nature and its original values. Biodegradable products, products of organic origin are also known as healthy food, medicinal and aromatic plants. Wood and nonwood forest products (NWFPs) are...

In most cases, the planning of funding for the construction of a forest truck road causes difficulty to planners. Although aforest management plan (FMP) indicates the number of roads to be built annually for the next development period with the average cost of construction, this information is...

The subject of this paper is the analysis of the possibility of drying oak and ash elements with the presence of tree bark on one side of the element (bark edge). One batch was dried per species, and the process was controlled by moisture content (MC) probes in the kiln, but also determined by the...

In this paper, researching results of the selected factors' influence on productivity of parquet production on the example of the selected company in the Republic of Serbia are presented. The analysis has included the influence of the two main factors, dimension and class of parquet quality on...