This symposium dealt primarily with one important aspect of wood quality, namely specific gravity as determined in standing timber by the increment core sampling method. It covered the status of research in this area, the importance of the work, present and potential uses for wood density data, and the need...
Dipping or spraying green lumber with stain control chemicals has been reported recently as valuable for delaying or preventing stain and decay infection in bulk-piled lumber, as well as in the air-seasoning piles for which such treatments were originally developed. But it should be kept in mind that if lumber...
The rat caused by Pozia incrassata (Berk, and Curt.) Burt (sometimes erroneously called "dry rot") in individual cases is the most destructive of the building decays in the warm coastal portions of the United States and the South. The fungus usually attacks rapidly and may cause damage necessitating extensive repairs...
American beech (Fagus grandiflora) is now, and probably will be, increasingly used to replace yellow birch for aircraft construction. Even though it is one of the principal components of the northern hardwood forests of North America, study of the characteristics and properties of its wood has been neglected to the...
Intelligent selection of wood for the job it is to do is particularly essential during wartime conditions of scarcity when supplies must be conserved and useful life extended. One way of increasing the service life of wood exposed to damp conditions is to select material that has a high natural...