Kiln drying maple for structural uses

Xiping Wang; William T. Simpson; Brian Brashaw; Robert J. Ross

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Kiln drying maple for structural uses

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Authors:

Xiping Wang, William T. Simpson, Brian Brashaw, Robert J. Ross

Year:

2002

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

Forest Products Laboratory

Source:

Sustaining natural resources on private lands in the central hardwood region : current topics in the processing and utilization of hardwood lumber. [Memphis, Tenn. : National Hardwood Lumber Association, 2002?]: Pages 63-68

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Abstract

Structural lumber products are traditionally manufactured from softwoods. However, with shrinking supplies of softwood lumber and abundant supplies of hardwood lumber, there is increasing interest in the use of hardwoods for structural applications. One factor that will be important in both the technical and economic feasibility of using hardwoods for structural lumber is drying. This paper presents some results on developing accelerated kiln schedules for drying hard maple 2 by 6s for structural uses.

Keywords

Kiln drying, maple, structural lumber

Citation

Wang, Xiping; Simpson, William T.; Brashaw, Brian K.; Ross, Robert J. 2002. Kiln drying maple for structural uses. Sustaining natural resources on private lands in the central hardwood region : current topics in the processing and utilization of hardwood lumber. [Memphis, Tenn. : National Hardwood Lumber Association, 2002?]: Pages 63-68