Wood drying (also seasoning lumber or wood seasoning) reduces the moisture content of wood before its use. When the drying is done in a kiln, the product...
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Kiln (section Wood-drying kiln)
called a corn kiln, corn drying kiln Drying green lumber so it can be used immediately Drying wood for use as firewood Heating wood to the point of pyrolysis...
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modified wood Timber framing Timber pilings Timber recycling Tinder Wood ash Wood degradation Wood drying Wood economy Wood lagging Wood preservation Wood stabilization...
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Panelling (redirect from Wood panelling)
from rigid or semi-rigid components. These are traditionally interlocking wood, but could be plastic or other materials. Panelling was developed in antiquity...
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For instance in wood (timber) drying, air is heated (which speeds up drying) though some steam is also added to it (which hinders drying rate to a certain...
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Auburn, California (redirect from Woods Dry Diggings, California)
becoming known as the North Fork Dry Diggings. This name was changed to the Woods Dry Diggings, after John S. Wood settled down, built a cabin, and started...
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colouration. Stains that are fast drying will be difficult to apply in hot weather or in direct sunlight. Stains that are slow-drying will be difficult to work...
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Methanol (redirect from Wood alcohol)
Methanol (also called methyl alcohol and wood spirit, amongst other names) is an organic chemical compound and the simplest aliphatic alcohol, with the...
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kiln drying wood, heat treatment may make timber more durable. By heating timber to a certain temperature, it may be possible to make the wood fibre...
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drying room is a room intended for drying objects. It can act as a replacement or complement for drying cabinets, tumble-dryers, and outdoor drying....
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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...
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Wood fibres (also spelled wood fibers, see spelling differences) are usually cellulosic elements that are extracted from trees and used to make materials...
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This is a list of woods, most commonly used in the timber and lumber trade. Araucaria Hoop pine (Araucaria cunninghamii) Monkey puzzle tree (Araucaria...
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Pressed wood, also known as presswood, is any engineered wood building and furniture construction material made from wood shavings and particles, sawdust...
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the original solid wood floor still in use today. Solid wood flooring is milled from a single piece of timber that is kiln or air dried before sawing. Depending...
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Fiber-optical thermometer (section Wood drying)
control the core temperature of the wood on fibre-optic temperature probe beams in place. The thermal drying of wood components in the installed state between...
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Lumber (redirect from Dimensional wood)
green (not dried), rough (unfinished) boards that eventually became smaller finished lumber through drying and planing (to smooth the wood). Today, the...
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Varnish (category Wood finishing materials)
traditionally a combination of a drying oil, a resin, and a thinner or solvent plus a metal drier to accelerate the drying. However, different types of varnish...
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of regular measurements. The heating (dry distilling) of wood causes tar and pitch to drip away from the wood and leave behind charcoal. Birchbark is...
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Sandalwood (redirect from Sandal wood)
is a class of woods from trees in the genus Santalum. The woods are heavy, yellow, and fine-grained, and, unlike many other aromatic woods, they retain...
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Particle board (redirect from Wood particle board)
particleboard or chipboard, is an engineered wood product, belonging to the wood-based panels, manufactured from wood chips and a synthetic, mostly formaldehyde...
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Medium-density fibreboard (redirect from MDF wood)
term "MDF" has become a generic name for any dry-process fibreboard. MDF is typically made up of 82% wood fibre, 9% urea-formaldehyde resin glue, 8% water...
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of water or other solvents). Drying oils are a key component of oil paint and some varnishes. Some commonly used drying oils include linseed oil, tung...
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Carpentry (category Wood-related terminology)
bridges, concrete formwork, etc. Carpenters traditionally worked with natural wood and did rougher work such as framing, but today many other materials are...
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Mallet (redirect from Wood Mallet)
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...
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Chestnut (redirect from Chesnut wood)
following spring. The germ can lose viability soon after ripening and under drying conditions. The superior fruiting varieties among European chestnuts have...
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use than most other woods.[citation needed] Shredded aspen wood is used for packing and stuffing, sometimes called excelsior (wood wool). Aspen flakes...
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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...
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