Conceptual method for comparing yield from curve-sawn and straight-sawn logs

New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 242-253

  Todoroki, C L ^a   Ronnqvist E M ^b  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

AUTOSAW; Curve sweep sawing; Sawing simulation; Spline

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040888788     PISSN: 00480134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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