| Description |
xvi, 595 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
The structure of wood : an overview -- Basic wood chemistry and cell wall ultrastructure -- Water and wood -- Dimensional instability of timber -- Transport processes in wood -- Characteristics of stemwood and their manipulation -- Sawmilling -- The drying of timber -- Timber preservation -- Grading timber -- Wood panels : plywoods -- Wood panels : particleboards and fibreboards -- Pulp and paper manufacture -- The energy sector : a hidden Goliath -- Wood quality : forest management and utilization |
| Analysis |
Timber Production |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Timber.
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Wood products.
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Wood.
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| Author |
Butterfield, B. G. (Brian Geoffrey)
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Walker, J. C. F.
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| LC no. |
93032221 |
| ISBN |
0412548402 (alk. paper) |
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