Shrinkage and footage loss from drying 4/4-inch hard maple lumber.

Daniel E. Dunmire

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Shrinkage and footage loss from drying 4/4-inch hard maple lumber.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Daniel E. Dunmire

Year:

1968

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Research Paper NC-24. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

Equations are presented for estimating shrinkage and resulting footage losses due to drying hard maple lumber. The equations, based on board shrinkage data taken from a representative lumber sample, are chiefly intended for use with lots of hard maple lumber, such as carloads, truckloads, or kiln loads, but also can be used for estimating the average shrinkage of individual boards.

Keywords

shrinkage, footage losses, hard maple lumber

Citation

Dunmire, Daniel E. 1968. Shrinkage and footage loss from drying 4/4-inch hard maple lumber. Research Paper NC-24. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station