Wood easily degrades without sufficient preservation. Apart from structural wood preservation measures, there are a number of different chemical preservatives...

lit. 'burnt cedar ') is a traditional, very old Japanese method of wood preservation. It is referred to in the West as burnt timber cladding and is also...

of carbon. Polymers like thermoset, or most solid organic compounds like wood or biological tissue, exhibit charring behaviour. Charring means partially...

Look up preservation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Preservation may refer to: Preservation (library and archival science), activities aimed at prolonging...

modified wood Timber framing Timber pilings Timber recycling Tinder Wood ash Wood degradation Wood drying Wood economy Wood lagging Wood preservation Wood stabilization...

from rigid or semi-rigid components. These are traditionally interlocking wood, but could be plastic or other materials. Panelling was developed in antiquity...

actual wood, with each sheet of veneer having a distinct look. Unlike laminates, no two veneer sheets look the same. Veneer refers to thin slices of wood and...

involving the use of inorganic arsenic and its compounds, such as wood preservation, glass production, nonferrous metal alloys, and electronic semiconductor...

This is a list of woods, most commonly used in the timber and lumber trade. Araucaria Hoop pine (Araucaria cunninghamii) Monkey puzzle tree (Araucaria...

before its carcinogenic properties became known. The wood-tar variety has been used for meat preservation, ship treatment, and such medical purposes as an...

A wood-decay or xylophagous fungus is any species of fungus that digests moist wood, causing it to rot. Some species of wood-decay fungi attack dead wood...

cosmetics, wood, and many other products to prevent decomposition by microbial growth or by undesirable chemical changes. In general, preservation is implemented...

particleboard or chipboard, is an engineered wood product, belonging to the wood-based panels, manufactured from wood chips and a synthetic, mostly formaldehyde...

Pressed wood, also known as presswood, is any engineered wood building and furniture construction material made from wood shavings and particles, sawdust...

its lipophilic character. Copper naphthenate is most widely used in wood preservation and for protecting other cellulosic materials such as textiles and...

use than most other woods.[citation needed] Shredded aspen wood is used for packing and stuffing, sometimes called excelsior (wood wool). Aspen flakes...

researcher Gabriel Janka (1864–1932), measures the resistance of a sample of wood to denting and wear.[citation needed] It measures the force required to embed...

bridges, concrete formwork, etc. Carpenters traditionally worked with natural wood and did rougher work such as framing, but today many other materials are...

important historic uses included coating earthenware vessels for the preservation of wine, waterproofing wooden containers, and making torches. It was...

Wood gas is a fuel gas that can be used for furnaces, stoves, and vehicles. During the production process, biomass or related carbon-containing materials...

sometimes confused with oak wood. The two woods' textures are similar. When in a growing stage, with very little sap wood, a chestnut tree contains more...

for imparting force on another object, often made of rubber or sometimes wood, that is smaller than a maul or beetle, and usually has a relatively large...

way of life today, by Roy Perrott, (London 1968), pp. 5–10. Native Wood Preservation Ltd, on British Aristocracy and Hierarchy Modern European societies...

Wood carving is a form of woodworking by means of a cutting tool (knife) in one hand or a chisel by two hands or with one hand on a chisel and one hand...

Wood flooring is any product manufactured from timber that is designed for use as flooring, either structural or aesthetic. Wood is a common choice as...

The Society for the Preservation of Beers from the Wood (SPBW), founded in 1963, is the oldest consumer-based group interested in stimulating the brewing...

Swarf Wood glue Wood preservation IARC 1995. Wood Dust. In IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans. Vol. 62: Wood Dust and Formaldehyde...

Engineered wood, also called mass timber, composite wood, man-made wood, or manufactured board, includes a range of derivative wood products which are...

Oak timber is a strong and hard wood with many uses, such as for furniture, floors, building frames, and veneers. The wood of a red oak Quercus cerris (the...

A rasp is a coarse form of file used for coarsely shaping wood or other material. Typically a hand tool, it consists of a generally tapered rectangular...