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Canadian Coniferous Sawn Timber Application and Promotion Symposium was successfully held in Guangzhou The “Canadian Coniferous Sawn Timber Application and Promotion Exchange” sponsored by the Canadian Wood Industry Association was successfully held in Guangzhou on March 19, 2019. Wang Lijun, market development manager of the Canadian Wood Industry Association, introduced …

Lumber and Logs Glossary Special terms used in this web site. General Terms Rough Lumber: This is lumber that has been received from the mills in a rough state and has no finished sides. S2S: Surfaced 2 sides, meaning that the rough lumber has been surfaced on the top and …

Understanding & working with wood defects original Source https://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/best-practices-guide/solid-wood-machining/understanding-working-wood-defects By Ron Smith April 04, 2016 | 2:48  pm EDT No tree is perfect. It’s subject to defects from the time it emerges as a seedling to the last stages of seasoning. A defect is simply an abnormality or irregularity found in wood. There …

Cambodia will ban all timber exports Cambodia issued an order banning all timber, including processed timber exported to international markets through various border ports. This is not the first time that Cambodia has issued such an order, but there are still illegal elements who go their own way and smuggle …

Low and stable lumber market 1. Southeast Asia saw timber market: Teak market is low and stable. 2. African sawmill market: With downstream factories entering the production stage one after another, the African timber market has entered the upstream channel recently, and the buying gas of most timber markets has …

Fumigation of logs Why should quarantine pests be carried out when imported logs are inspected? Quarantine pests are very harmful to trees and are easy to carry and spread. They pose a serious threat to trees, especially high-quality timber trees. They are quarantine pests that are widely valued by all …

Thai authorities encourage the export of precious timber from private territories According to reports in some Thai magazines, Thai authorities said they would issue an amendment to the forest law in the Royal Gazette in the next one to two months. By then, landowners will be able to cut down …

Ukraine has used the European Wood Classification Standard since 2019 Ukrainian news agency quoted Vladimir Bodali, deputy director of the State Forestry Administration, on February 25 as saying that Ukraine had abandoned the former Soviet Union’s GOST standard since 2019 and began to use European wood classification and testing standards. …

Introduction to Common Uses of Science and Technology Wood Science and technology wood can be said to be the “upgraded version” of natural wood. Compared with ordinary wood technology wood performance has changed greatly, the application scope is more and more extensive, the following by professional technology wood manufacturers for …

Common Grades and Specifications of Pinus radiata Planks in New Zealand No #1 Clears (#1 Net Material) Quality: All-sided, defect-free No #2 Clears (#2 Net Material) Quality: There are defects on one side and no defects on the other. No #1 Cuttings (#1 Cutting Material) Quality: 70% yield per piece …