Primary Wood Processing

Principles and Practice

By: John C.F. Walker

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Hardcover | 6 September 2006 | Edition Number 2

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608 Pages

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Samuel Johnson (of Boswell fame) said about writing, 'whatever is written without effort is in general read without pleasure' and 'the unexamined word is not worth reading.' However, even the most thoughtfully written text is unlikely to be described as a good read. This book is not an exhaustive review. Rather it is an uneven selection of examples whose interplay across disciplines hopefully illuminates what drives the practice of forest production, wood processing and consumer preferences. The choice of material is arbitrary reflecting personal biases. It is a summary of material presented to students at the NZ School of Forestry at the University of Canterbury. This book takes liberties with other peoples' ideas, weaving them into fresh themes that are at best a work in progress. The philosopher Francis Bacon argued that 'science is a debate in progress not a body of knowledge' and also 'truth emerges more readily from error than confusion'. We have taken the position that it is preferable to venture a reasoned opinion and be proved wrong than to waffle; so don't swallow every sentence - 'doubt everything'. The reader's task is to unravel the conceits of generalizing and the risks of particularizing.

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Aus den Rezensionen zur 2. Auflage: "... Das Buch ... gibt einen sehr interessanten Uberblick zu Struktur, Eigenschaften und Verwendung von Holz. Es ist dem Autor gelungen, in sehr kompakter Form ein gut lesbares Werk vorzulegen ... Es ist ... in sehr anschaulicher Form umfassend zusammengestellt. ... Insbesondere im Bereich der Grundlagen gelang es, das aktuelle Wissen ... sehr gut und dicht zusammenzustellen. ... zahlreiche neue Arbeiten ... erganzen ... hervorragend die meist alteren Untersuchungen ... Die anwendungsorientierten Kapitel ... sind eher als erster Uberblick fur den Einsteiger oder den Studierenden der forstlichen Fachrichtungen ... sehr gut geeignet." (Peter Niemz, in: Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Forstwesen, 2007, Vol. 158, Issue 3-4, S. 80)

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Non-Fiction Engineering & Technology Civil Engineering Nature & The Natural World Trees, Mushrooms, Wildflowers & Plants Agriculture & Farming Forestry & Silviculture Practice & Techniques Industrial Chemistry & Manufacturing Technologies Timber & Wood Processing Mechanical Engineering & Materials Materials Science Testing of Materials

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The structure of wood : form and function
Basic wood chemistry and cell wall ultrastructure
Water in wood
Dimensional instability in timber
Wood quality : in context
Wood quality : multifaceted opportunities
Sawmilling
Drying of timber
Wood preservation
Grading timber and glued structural members
Wood-based composites : plywood and veneer-based products
Wood-based panels : particleboard, fibreboards and oriented strand board
Pulp and paper manufacture
The energy sector : a hidden Goliath
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