A method enabling the reconstruction of internal features of logs from sawn lumber: The log end template

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 11-12, 2003, Pages 95-98

  Smith, R Geoff B ^a   Palmer, Graeme ^b   Davies, Martin ^c   Muneri, Allie ^c  

^a State Forests of New South Wales   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c OJI Paper Co Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; EXTRAPOLATION; GLUES; SAWING; SAWMILLS;

LOG END TEMPLATE; POLAR COORDINATES;

LUMBER;

DATA BASES; GLUE; LUMBER; SAW MILLS; SAWING;

EID: 0347051483     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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