Western hemlock as a veneer resource.

Thomas D. Fahey; Jr. Woodfin

doi:10.2737/PNW-RP-299

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Western hemlock as a veneer resource.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Thomas D. Fahey, Jr. Woodfin

Year:

1982

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/PNW-RP-299

Source:

Res. Pap. PNW-RP-299. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 32 p

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Abstract

Presents recovery of veneer grade and volume from western hemlock from Oregon and Washington. Veneer grade recovery varied by grade and size of logs. Veneer volume recovered was about 45 percent of the cubic volume of the log and varied somewhat with log diameter.

Keywords

veneer yield, veneer recovery, western hemlock, Tsuga heterophylla

Citation

Fahey, Thomas D.; Woodfin, Jr., Richard O. 1982. Western hemlock as a veneer resource. Res. Pap. PNW-RP-299. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 32 p