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22 FULL LENGTH MANUALS and ARTICLES!
Here is what's included on this jam-packed cd.
Dry Kiln Operators Manual 269 pages.
1 Properties of wood related to drying 1
3 Dry kiln auxiliary equipment 75
4 Inspection and maintenance of dry kilns
5 Stacking and loading lumber for kiln drying 103
A Simplified Procedure For Developing Grade Lumber From Hardwood Logs.
15 Pages describing the best sawing techniques, to give you the best yield from your hardwood logs.
Air Drying Information Pack 21 Pages
i. Aim of the information pack 3
ii. The importance of drying timber....... 3
iii. Reasons for drying timber....... 3
2. Important concepts related to timber drying. 3
ii. Equilibrium moisture content...... 4
iii. Shrinkage and swelling..... 4
iv. Climate changes in the Chilterns 6
v. Equilibrium moisture contents for different end uses 7
4. Practical issues for air drying timber. 8
i. Preparing the site for air drying 8
iv. Constructing the stack......... 9
x. Other stacking procedures for air drying 11
xi. Health and safety issues...... 12
5. Monitoring the progress of the air drying process....... 12
ii. Assessing the progress of drying...... 13
iii. Determining moisture content.... 13
iv. Storage after air drying...... 13
6. Reducing degrade and distortion..... 14
ii. Degrade characteristics of selected timbers.... 15
iii. Sawing tips to help drying...... 16
v. The economics of air drying..... 16
10. Lists of useful contacts and references 21
Introduction ......................................................................... 1
1. Why Dry Lumber?.......................................................... 3
Drying Methods .............................................................. 3
Objectives ....................................................................... 4
Advantages and Limitations............................................ 6
2. Wood Properties and Moisture....................................... 7
Structure.......................................................................... 7
Moisture Content .......................................................... 10
Methods to Determine Moisture Content...................... 10
Moisture Movement...................................................... 12
Equilibrium Moisture Content ...................................... 14
Fiber Saturation Point ................................................... 14
Shrinkage ...................................................................... 14
Weight .......................................................................... 18
Color ............................................................................. 18
3. Air-Drying Process ....................................................... 21
Utilizing Air Movement................................................ 21
Factors That Influence Drying Rate.............................. 21
Drying Time and Final Moisture Content ..................... 23
Deterioration of Lumber ............................................... 25
4. Air-Drying Yard ........................................................... 27
Yard Layout and Orientation ........................................ 27
Yard Transportation Methods....................................... 29
Pile Foundations ........................................................... 29
Shed Drying.................................................................. 31
Yard Operation and Maintenance ................................. 32
5. Piling Methods For Air Drying..................................... 33
Sorting Lumber ............................................................. 33
Sorting Equipment ........................................................ 34
Stacking Lumber in Packages ....................................... 34
Stacking Random Length Lumber ................................ 38
Special Piling Methods ................................................. 38
Stickering Lumber ........................................................ 39
6. Air-Drying Defectsâ€”Causes and Remedies................. 43
Chemical Reaction........................................................ 43
Fungal Infection............................................................ 43
Insect Infestation........................................................... 44
Shrinkage ...................................................................... 44
Warp Reduction............................................................ 48
Stacking, Package Piling, and Pile Protection .............. 49
7. Protection of Air-Dried Lumber ................................... 51
Outdoors ....................................................................... 51
Indoors.......................................................................... 51
In Transit ...................................................................... 53
Appendix. Summarized Guide for Air-Drying Practices .. 55
Glossary............................................................................. 58
Circular Sawmills and Their Efficient Operation 93 pages
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
ACCURATE SAWING OF LUMBER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
EQUIPMENT SELECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Headsaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
SawArbor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Saw Collars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Pulleys and V-Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Carriage and Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
EQUIPMENT SET UP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Mill Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Husk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
EQUIPMENT OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Carriage and Saw Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Mill Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Headsaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Pulleys and V-Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Saw Arbor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Saw Collars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Carriage and Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Guide for Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Checklist for Periodic Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
SPECIFIC GRAVITY VALUES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
STANDARD SAW GAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Custom Portable Sawmill Enterprise
4 Page article. Good information for someone thinking of purchasing a portable sawmill.
Drying Hardwood Lumber 144 pages
Chapter 1 Overview......................................................... 1
Quality Requirements and Cost of Degrade .....................1
Basic Drying Concepts .....................................................1
Drying Methods................................................................3
Moisture Content..............................................................5
References ....................................................................... 6
Chapter 2 Drying Mechanisms of Wood........................ 7
Wood Characteristics That Affect Drying........................7
Environmental Factors....................................................12
Rate of Drying................................................................18
Stages of Drying.............................................................21
References .....................................................................24
Chapter 3 Stock Preparation and Stacking................. 25
Protection of Logs ..........................................................25
Sawing Procedures .........................................................25
Protection of Green Lumber...........................................26
Prevention of Surface Checks.........................................27
Prevention of End Checks ..............................................27
Color Enhancement Through Steaming..........................28
Other Lumber Pretreatments ..........................................28
Sorting............................................................................29
Stacking..........................................................................30
Additional Ways to Control Warp..................................33
References ......................................................................33
Chapter 4 Air Drying .................................................... 35
Advantages and Limitations ...........................................36
Utilization of Air Movement ..........................................36
Other Factors That Affect Drying Rate and Degrade .....37
Drying Time and Final Moisture Content.......................40
Air Drying and Shed Drying Operating Costs ................43
Quick Guide for Improving Air Drying..........................43
References ......................................................................44
Chapter 5 Drying Sheds .................................................45
Open Sheds.....................................................................45
Fan Sheds .......................................................................46
References ......................................................................47
Chapter 6 Accelerated Air Drying and Predrying...... 49
Accelerated Air Drying ..................................................49
Warehouse Predrying .....................................................50
References ......................................................................56
Chapter 7 Conventional Kiln Drying .......................... 57
Dry Kiln Designs............................................................57
Dehumidification Drying................................................58
Basic Kiln Operating Philosophy ...................................60
Kiln Samples ..................................................................60
Recording of Drying Date ..............................................71
Basic Hardwood Kiln Schedules ....................................72
Tropical Hardwoods.......................................................78
Kiln Start-Up Procedures ...............................................79
Equalizing and Conditioning..........................................86
Sterilization ....................................................................88
Drying Time ...................................................................88
Operational Considerations ............................................90
References ......................................................................91
Chapter 8 Advanced Kiln Drying Procedures............. 93
Modifications to General Hardwood Schedules .............93
Special Hardwood Schedules .........................................94
Adjustment of Moisture Content of Kiln-Dried Wood...95
Alternative Schedules for Some Species ........................96
Kiln Operational Techniques..........................................97
References ....................................................................102
Chapter 9 Drying Defects............................................ 103
Checking.......................................................................103
Shake............................................................................105
Collapse........................................................................106
Warp.............................................................................106
Discoloration................................................................107
Problems Caused by Incorrect Lumber
Moisture Content..........................................................109
Residual Tension set (Casehardening)..........................110
Machining and Gluing Problems ..................................110
Insect Damage ..............................................................111
Statistical Process Control............................................112
References ....................................................................114
Chapter 10 Special Drying Methods .......................... 115
Heated-Room Drying ...................................................115
Press Drying .................................................................115
High-Frequency and Microwave Heating.....................115
Solvent Seasoning ........................................................116
Lesser-Used Drying Methods.......................................116
Solar Drying .................................................................116
References ....................................................................118
Chapter 11 Storage of Dried Lumber ........................ 119
Air-Dried Lumber.........................................................119
Kiln-Dried Lumber.......................................................119
Storage Facilities ..........................................................119
References ....................................................................120
Chapter 12 Economics and Energy ............................. 121
Economics ....................................................................121
Energy Considerations..................................................122
References ....................................................................125
Appendix Aâ€”Lumber, Tree, and Botanical Names
of Commercial North American Hardwoods.............. 126
Appendix Bâ€”Portable Electric Moisture Meters...... 128
Glossary ......................................................................... 131
Electric Moisture Meters for Wood
19 Page USDA manual. Plenty of good information.
12 Page USDA report focusing on proper drying of oak lumber.
Considerations in Drying Hardwood Lumber
Report detailing drying theory for hardwood lumber.
Income Opportunities In Special Forest Products 203 pages
Excellent Source of ideas on other money making products in the wood lands around us!!
Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................7
Chapter 1. Aromatics...........................................................................................................................9
Chapter 2. Berries and Wild Fruit ......................................................................................................17
Chapter 3. Charcoal...........................................................................................................................25
Chapter 4. Chips, Shavings and Excelsior, Sawdust, Bark, and Pine Straw ......................................31
Chapter 5. Cones and Seeds ...............................................................................................................37
Chapter 6. Cooking Wood, Smoke Wood, and Flavorwood..............................................................45
Chapter 7. Decorative Wood..............................................................................................................49
Chapter 8. Forest Botanicals as Flavorings, Medicinals, and Pharmaceuticals .................................55
Chapter 9. Greenery, Transplants, and Floral Products .....................................................................73
Chapter 10. Honey.............................................................................................................................129
Chapter 11. Mushrooms .....................................................................................................................139
Chapter 12. Nuts................................................................................................................................155
Chapter 13. Recreation and Wildlife Recreational Enterprises..........................................................163
Chapter 14. Syrup..............................................................................................................................177
Chapter 15. Weaving and Dyeing Materials ......................................................................................189
Chapter 16. Specialty Wood Products................................................................................................197
EXCELLENT Resource for identifying the trees of the forest!! Very clear illustrations, combined with detailed descriptions of many species of trees.
Low Technology Kilns, and Drying Schedules for Hardwood in Small Scale Operations 8 pages
Good information targeted toward small and start-up lumber sawyers.
Method to Estimate Dry Kiln Schedules
Introduction................................................................1
Estimation of Kiln Schedules.........................................1
Background .............................................................1
Related Research...................................................1
Current Kiln Schedules ..........................................1
Method of Schedule Estimation...................................2
Estimation of Initial Conditions ..............................2
Estimation of Schedule Step Changes.......................4
Calculation of Kiln Schedules .................................5
Estimation of Tropical and Temperate Schedules ............5
Species Grouping Method.............................................6
Background .............................................................6
Estimation of Drying Time........................................7
Conclusions .............................................................10
Literature Cited.........................................................12
Appendix Aâ€”Specific Gravity Conversion....................14
Appendix Bâ€”Method to Estimate Drying Time.............14
Appendix Câ€”Species Data for Kiln Drying...................14
21 Page article with excellent information of what happens when wood dries.
4 Page report covering low cost wood drying.
The Shrinking and Swelling of Wood
26 Pages covering why wood does what it does. Good information for gaining an understanding of wood movement when it's assembled into furniture.
Uses for Sawdust, Shavings, and Wood Chips 48 pages
What to do with waste products. Don't send it to the landfill and pay to dump it, sell it to increase your profits!
Using Portable Sawmills to Produce High Value Timber 141 pages
Foreword....................................................................................................................... iii
Acknowledgements.........................................................................................................iv
Table of contents .............................................................................................................v
List of Figures........................................................................................................... vii
List of Tables ..............................................................................................................xi
Executive Summary ..................................................................................................... xii
1 Introduction..............................................................................................................1
1.1 Farm forestry development ..................................................................................1
1.2 Resource issues ....................................................................................................3
1.3 Processing issues..................................................................................................4
1.4 Structure of the research project ..........................................................................6
2 Literature Review ....................................................................................................7
2.1 The supply and markets. ......................................................................................7
2.2 Wood Characteristics .........................................................................................13
2.3 Potential products from the trees .......................................................................16
2.4 Sawing Technology............................................................................................18
2.5 Portable milling..................................................................................................21
3 Sawing Equipment and Timber Species ..............................................................23
3.1 Portable Sawmills ..............................................................................................23
3.2 Equipment ..........................................................................................................33
3.3 Sawing procedures .............................................................................................36
3.4 Species selection criteria....................................................................................39
3.5 General characteristics of species used in trials.................................................42
4 Initial Sawing Trials ..............................................................................................49
4.1 Introduction........................................................................................................49
4.2 Aim ....................................................................................................................49
4.3 Materials and methods .......................................................................................50
4.4 Results................................................................................................................53
4.5 Discussion ..........................................................................................................58
4.6 Conclusion .........................................................................................................61
5 Circular Sawmill â€“ Sawing depth, Tip width and Species .................................63
5.1 Introduction........................................................................................................63
5.2 Aim ....................................................................................................................63
5.3 Materials and methods .......................................................................................63
5.4 Results................................................................................................................65
5.5 Discussion ..........................................................................................................70
5.6 Conclusion .........................................................................................................75
6 Horizontal Bandsaw â€“ blade configuration .........................................................76
6.1 Introduction........................................................................................................76
6.2 Aim ....................................................................................................................76
6.3 Materials and methods .......................................................................................76
6.4 Results................................................................................................................80
6.5 Discussion ..........................................................................................................85
6.6 Conclusions........................................................................................................88
Drying Hardwood for Quality 7 pages
Article describing methods to reduce profit loss when drying hardwood lumber.
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