Publications
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specific words or phrases. The following publications are only a small part of
the publications available at FPL.
General
Explanations
These 1- to 2-page summary sheets describe
an array of concepts, emerging technologies, recent developments, and
state-of-the-art knowledge of results wood utilization research efforts.
They are intended to facilitate the transfer of USDA Forest Service
research and technology to State and local governments and to the
private sector. Techlines are separated by subject matter into the
following categories:
- New
Releases
- Biodiversity and Biosystematics of Fungi
- Decay Processes and Bioprocessing
- Durability
- General
- Papermaking and Paper Recycling
- Properties and Use of Wood, Composites, and Fiber Products
- Recycling of Wood Products
- Surface Chemistry
- Timber and Fiber Demand and Technology Assessment
- Wood Anatomy and Identification
- Wood Chemistry
The publications available here are of a
general nature pertaining to wood utilization and marketing efforts and
are only a small part of the database of FPL publications.
They are grouped by general category and then broken into specific
subject areas as follows:
- Log Yards, Log Grading, Defects, and Scaling
- Sawmilling
- Sawing, Saws, and Saw Design
- Improved Efficiency and Lumber Recovery
- Quality Control and Statistical Process Control
- Lumber Drying, Storage, and Handling
- Secondary Wood Products
Manufacturing
- Residues
- Special Forest Products
- Forest Products Recycling
- Forest Products Business Management
- Forest Products Marketing
- Special Reports
- Wood Technology
- Nondestructive Evaluation
- Economics and Resource Assessment
- Wood Preservation
- Panels and Wood Composites
- Engineered Wood Products
- Tropical Woods
- Paints and Finishes
Other FPL
Publication Links
FPL Techlines Recent Releases
Properties and Use of Wood,
Composites, and Fiber Products
Surface
Chemistry
Timber & Fiber
Demand and Technology Assessment
Log
Grading and Scaling
Sawmilling
Sawing,
Saws, and Saw Design
Improved
Sawmill Efficiency and Lumber Recovery
Results-Driven
Approach to Improving Quality and Productivity
Statistical
Process Control and Other Tools for Continuous Improvement
Quality
Control Troubleshooting Tools for the Mill Floor
Secondary
Wood Products Manufacturing
Special
Forest Products
Forest
Products Recycling
Forest
Products Business Management
Forest
Products Marketing
For
information on individual State primary and secondary forest
products industries, contact the appropriate State
Forester
Small
Diameter Utilization Issues and Opportunities
Biomass
Energy
Dividends
(Semiannual Listing of New Publications)
Topical
Publication Lists
Special
Reports
Wood
Technology
Nondestructive
Evaluation of Wood
Internal
Defect Detection Success Story
Economics
and Resource Assessment
Wood
Preservation
Treatability
of Native Softwood Species of the Northeastern United States
Panels
and Wood Composites
Engineered Wood Products
Tropical
Woods
Paints
and Finishes
Painting and Finishing
Factsheets
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