AUTOSAW simulations of lumber recovery for small-diameter Douglas-fir and ponderosa pine from southwestern Oregon

USDA Forest Service - Research Note PNW-RN

Volumn , Issue PNW-RN-543, 2003, Pages 1-11

  Barbour, R James ^a   Parry, Dean L ^a   Punches, John ^b   Forsman, John ^c   Ross, Robert ^d  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

AUTOSAW; Sawing simulation; Small diameter timber; Value recovery; Volume recovery; Wood product value

Indexed keywords

TIMBER;

ABIES; PINUS PONDEROSA; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 0346670069     PISSN: 08899738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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