Volume Relationships in Slicing Northern Red Oak and Black Cherry Logs

Abstract

Veneer quality logs of black cherry and northern red oak from northern Pennsylvania were converted into sliced face veneer. The percentage yield of veneer for cherry was greater than oak due to tree form. Thirty-four percent of the total log volume of oak became chippable or fuel residue, but only 29 percent of cherry. Where and how this loss of material occurs in the veneering process is discussed.

Citation

Rast, Everette D. 1978. Volume Relationships in Slicing Northern Red Oak and Black Cherry Logs. Res. Pap. NE-420. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 11p.