The visual grading system for Scots pine logs in relation to the quality of sideboards produced

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-60

  Chiorescu, Sorin ^a   Grönlund, Anders ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOGGING (FORESTRY); SAWING; SAWMILLS;

SIDEBOARDS;

LUMBER;

LOGGING; LOGS; LUMBER; PINUS; SAW MILLS; SAWING;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0037269563     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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