Characteristics of Alaska Woods
Type
Publication
Authors
Category
Woodworking
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Publication Year
1963
Publisher
United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service, United States
URL
[ private ]
Pages
64
Description
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This paper is a compilation of information relating to the characteristics, distribution, and utilization of some Alaska woods. A brief description is given of Alaska's timber resources along with a general discussion of mechanical properties, pulp and papermaking characteristics, seasoning data, and preservative treatment of the various woods. Additional information also is presented for the specific species of western hemlock, mountain hemlock, Sitka spruce, white spruce, Alaska-cedar, western redcedar, lodgepole pine, paper birch, black cottonwood, balsam poplar, and quaking aspen.
Summary tables contain data on strength properties, pulp processes and yields, and drying schedules.
This paper is a compilation of information relating to the characteristics, distribution, and utilization of some Alaska woods. A brief description is given of Alaska's timber resources along with a general discussion of mechanical properties, pulp and papermaking characteristics, seasoning data, and preservative treatment of the various woods. Additional information also is presented for the specific species of western hemlock, mountain hemlock, Sitka spruce, white spruce, Alaska-cedar, western redcedar, lodgepole pine, paper birch, black cottonwood, balsam poplar, and quaking aspen.
Summary tables contain data on strength properties, pulp processes and yields, and drying schedules.
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