Forestry & Lumber
Wood Products
A Brief Survey of Wood Adhesives
There are many types of adhesives. This publication aims to provide an insight on some various types of adhesives. Some of the adhesives covered are synthetic resin adhesive, protein based adhesives and thermosetting res...
Most landowners may immediately think of timber when considering income opportunities from their woodland. However, there are many more possibilities. This publication highlights a few of the more popular alternative ent...
Complete Guide to Hardwood Plywood and Face Veneer (paperback)
Assuming you don't want your cabinets, RTA furniture or other products made from plywood to smell like dirty diapers, a quick look at a hardwood plywood manual by Ang Schramm is in order. According to Schramm, South Amer...
Drying Small Quantities of Hardwood Lumber - Understanding the Effects of Moisture on Wood
This publication explains the effects that the removal of moisture has on wood and outlines proper air drying procedures. A method for drying small quantities of lumber for indoor use is also given. References for more i...
Factors Affecting the Quality of Timber for Face Veneer
This publication outlines the veneer manufacturing process and general markets of veneer. It also discusses the characteristics affecting the quality and value of sliced veneer as well as of standing trees and logs. I...
Yellow-poplar (also called tulip poplar or American tulip) has shown a resurgence in popularity in recent years due to its cost and greater abundance. This publication examines the positive and negative attributes of yel...
In 1977, the Wood Research Laboratory, in the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources of Purdue University, was asked by the General Services Administration of the Federal Government to develop performance tests for...
Hardwood Log Grades and Lumber Grades: Is There a Relationship?
This publication discusses the relationship of hardwood log grades and lumber grades. In addition, information is given about comparing log and lumber grades....
How Baby Bear's Chair Was Made
This coloring book introduces children to furniture manufacturing through the story of how the Bear family built a new chair for Baby Bear....
Communities in developing countries have limited budgets for education. Even though they may provide a school building, they often don't have money to buy furniture to equip it. However, low-cost, durable, attractive sc...
How to Identify Some Common Indiana Woods
This publication describes how to identify an unknown wood by using wood rays, color, hardness, and figure. Contains a key to 16 common Indiana woods....
Insects Affecting Hardwood Tree Plantings
Gummosis is a defensive response of trees in which resinous gum is exuded and deposited on the bark. This response is widespread among plants and is prevalent in members of the Rosaceae (e.g., Prunus supp.). This group i...
Joint Design Manual for Furniture Frames Constructed of Plywood and Oriented Strand Board
Plywood and strand board have been used frequently in furniture frame construction for many years. Before such frames can be produced, however, information must be available concerning the strength of joints constructed ...
Light-Timber Frames for Transitional Disaster-Relief Housing
In the aftermath of a natural disaster such as a hurricane or earthquake, victims could get more than temporary help if the structures erected to provide immediate relief could be easily converted into permanent structur...
Log and Tree Scaling Techniques
Buying and selling logs and standing trees based on an estimate of the number of board feet they contain is an everyday practice in the lumber industry. However, it can also be a very confusing practice. There are a numb...
After 30 years of extensive research, Purdue's Forestry and Natural Resources Professor Dan Cassens has released a new CD Lumber from Hardwood Trees. It is a fact-filled resource of field research and information that...
Machine Usage in Manufacturing Value-Added Wood Products
The objectives of this study were to determine types of machines used by the value-added industry sector and to identify commonalties of types of machines used between industry segments....
Manufacturing and Marketing Eastern Hardwood Lumber Produced by Thin Kerf Band Mills
This full-color, soft-cover book brings together a lifetime of sawmill experience and technical training to help readers solve lumber manufacturing problems and save money. It includes chapters on wood quality and charac...
Properties of Wood Waste Stored for Energy Production
Storage of wood biomass is not a new concern, but our current focus on using wood for renewable energy has brought it back to researchers' attention. Many barriers stand in the way of the use of wood biomass for energy. ...
Quality Control in Lumber Purchasing: Hardwood Lumber Grades
A publication that provides an overview of the National Hardwood Lumber Association's rules for grading lumber. Information is also given for those who must understand hardwood lumber grading concepts and terms in orde...
Quality Control in Lumber Purchasing: Lumber Storage
This publication contains information on the proper storage of kiln-dried lumber to prevent gain or loss of moisture....
Quality Control in Lumber Purchasing: Lumber Stress/Casehardening
This publication contains information on lumber stress or casehardening, including causes and results of and testing for stress....
Quality Control in Lumber Purchasing: Surface, End and Internal Checking (Honeycomb)
A publication containing information on the defects of surface and end checking. It includes methods to eliminate or control checking, tests to determine its presence, and appropriate NHLA guidelines. The publication a...
This thirteen-page publication entitled, "Seasoning of Wood" discusses how wood contains excess moisture which must be removed before it can be seasoned. This is one of the most important steps in converting raw wood ...
Some Important Indiana Hardwoods--Their Characteristics and Uses
Information is provided in this publication about the characteristics and uses of many Indiana species of hardwoods. ...
Stain in Hardwood Logs and Lumber
This publication discusses the problem of stain and its prevention in logs and lumber. Types of stain included....
Top Weight Estimates for Sawlog Size Hardwood Timber
This report will present total tree oven-dry weights for small diameter hard and soft hardwoods. In addition, information is included on top weight data for sawlog size oak in Indiana and regional data for oak and othe...
This 32-page four-color publication shows the panels of wood that can be found in the Pfendler Hall display. Each panel is a representative portion of what that particular lumber group is like. There are 27 different p...
This eighteen-page publication entitled, "Wood Moisture Calculations" deals with the cell wall substances contained in wood. Several aspects of wood moisture relationships are covered. Moisture content, density and s...
