Impact of elliptical shaped red oak logs on lumber grade and volume recovery

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 70-73

  Rappold, Patrick M ^a   Bond, Brian H ^a,c   Wiedenbeck, Janice K ^b,c   Ese Etame, Rones ^a,c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c FOREST PRODUCTS SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELLIPTICITY; HARDWOOD SAWMILLS; VOLUME RECOVERY;

FORESTRY; SAWMILLS;

LUMBER;

LUMBER; QUERCUS; SAW MILLS;

QUERCUS RUBRA;

EID: 34547431083     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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