Bolt, log, and tree grades for birch

Roswell D. Carpenter

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Bolt, log, and tree grades for birch

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Roswell D. Carpenter

Year:

1969

Type:

Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Doolittle, W.T.; Bruns, P.E., comps. Birch symposium proceedings; 1969 August 19-21; Durham, NH. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station: 26-32.

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Abstract

A birch tree is made up of a variety of round pieces of wood that can be used to manufacture many different products. To convert the tree into its best end use, it is first necessary to classify the usable round pieces into major product classes. These product classes will vary from low-quality wood suitable only for pulpwood or charcoal to high-quality wood for making fancy veneer (fig. 1). After the major product classification is made, a grading system is used to determine the relative value of the log, bolt, or tree for that product.

Parent Publication

Birch symposium proceedings

Citation

Carpenter, Roswell D. 1969. Bolt, log, and tree grades for birch. In: Doolittle, W.T.; Bruns, P.E., comps. Birch symposium proceedings; 1969 August 19-21; Durham, NH. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station: 26-32.