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The WoodPro U.S. Forest Service Wood Products Research and Technology Page

The US Forest Service has historically been a center of wood products research and technology transfer in this country, and its accumulated body of work is today recognized and utilized around the world. Penn State WoodPro presents for your use a guide to some of the most useful sites and information offered by this prestigious organization.

 !    US Forest Service General Wood Resources
Hardwood
• The Wood Handbook • ROMI-3.0 Beta Download
• Search USFS Publications • COST 2005, V.1 - Cost of Sawing Timber
• FPL Frequently Asked Questions • ECHO - Economic Choice for Hardwood Sawmill Operations
• Identifying Future Competitive Business Strategies for the US Residential Wood Furniture Industry • FRAN - Financial Ratio Analysis
• Advanced Housing Research Center
http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/ahrc/cahfpr/index.html 		• Defining Hardwood Veneer Log Quality Attributes (USFS NE Research Station)
• Residential Moisture Management Network
http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/ahrc/rmmn/index.html 		• Hardwood Utilization
• Common Questions and Answers about Mold and Wood-based Products
http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/ahrc/moldqa.html 		• Drying Hardwood Lumber
• Wood Adhesives Science and Technology
http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/research-areas/rwu/rwu4703/index.html 		• Quality drying of hardwood lumber: guidebook-checklist
• Fiber Processing & Paper Performance
http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/research-areas/rwu/rwu4710/index.html 		• Quality drying in a hardwood lumber pre-dryer: guidebook and checklist
• Wood Anatomy and Identification • Dimension yields from yellow-poplar lumber
• Air Emissions from Wood & Wood-Based Products
http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/research-areas/rwu/voc/index.html 		• Low-grade hardwood lumber production, markets, and issues
• NewsLine
http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documents/newlines/newsline.html 		• Method for estimating air-drying times of lumber
• Forest Products Conservation & Recycling Review
http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documents/tmu/nltr/nltrlist.html 		• A National Profile of the US Hardwood Sawmill Industry
 !  US Forest Service Wood Research & Technology Websites
  Softwood
• US Forest Sevice Forest Products Lab • Profile 2003: Softwood sawmill in the United States and Canada
• USFS Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry • Softwood Sawmill Capacity Changes, 1996-2003
• USFS NE Research Station, Princeton Laboratory • Quality Drying of Softwood Lumber
• USFS Southern Research Station, Forest Products Conservation Program • Small Diameter and Roundwood Utilization
• State & Private Forestry Technology Marketing Unit • Regional softwood sawmill processing variables as influenced by productive capacity
• Timber Demand and Technology Assessment    
• Statistical Methods in Wood and Fiber Research    
 !  Wood Painting, Staining, Treating, etc. Resources
  Engineered Wood
• FPL Painting and Finishing Fact Sheets
http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/finishing.html 		• Engineered Properties and Structures
http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/research-areas/rwu/rwu4714/index.html
• From a Contractor's Perspective: Recovering Used CCA Treated Lumber • Performance Engineered Composites
http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/research-areas/rwu/rwu4706/index.html
• Pallet Phytosanitary Project Newletter
http://www.na.fs.fed.us/econaction/palletnews/ 		• Wood Transporation Structures Research
http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/research-areas/rwu/wit/index.html
• Wood Preservation
http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/research-areas/rwu/rwu4723/index.html 		• Efficient hardwood glue-laminated beams
• Wood Handbook Chapter 15: Finishing of Wood • Pallet Costing System (PCS) Download
• First-Ever Study Shows Complete Picture of Forest Service Litigation (6-13-06)

 

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This page was last updated on September 19, 2006 .