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Grading UK grown larch for durability. IRG/WP 13-10808 (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jones, D., Davies, I., Sharphouse, P., & Suttie, E. (2013, June). Grading UK grown larch for durability. IRG/WP 13-10808. Presented at International Research Group on Wood Protection, Stockholm

This paper reports on a joint study by BRE, the Forest Products Research Institute and TRADA Technology into the feasibility of grading UK grown larch to maximise its natural durability. The research was undertaken to assist sawmills and timber speci... Read More about Grading UK grown larch for durability. IRG/WP 13-10808.

Mechanical and physical properties of thermally modified Scots pine wood in high pressure reactor under saturated steam at 120, 150 and 180°C (2013)
Journal Article
Rautkari, L., Honkanen, J., Hill, C. A. S., Ridley-Ellis, D., & Hughes, M. (2014). Mechanical and physical properties of thermally modified Scots pine wood in high pressure reactor under saturated steam at 120, 150 and 180°C. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products, 72, 33-41. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00107-013-0749-5

Scots pine sapwood and heartwood were thermally modified under saturated steam at 120, 150 and 180 °C in a high pressure reactor. Mechanical properties such as dynamic and static modulus of elasticity (MOE), static modulus of rupture (MOR), Brinell h... Read More about Mechanical and physical properties of thermally modified Scots pine wood in high pressure reactor under saturated steam at 120, 150 and 180°C.

Within- and between-stand variation in selected properties of Sitka spruce sawn timber in the UK: implications for segregation and grade recovery (2013)
Journal Article
Moore, J. R., Lyon, A. J., Searles, G. J., Lehneke, S. A., & Ridley-Ellis, D. (2013). Within- and between-stand variation in selected properties of Sitka spruce sawn timber in the UK: implications for segregation and grade recovery. Annals of Forest Science, 70, 403-415. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-013-0275-y

Context

Information on wood properties variation is needed by forest growers and timber processors to best utilise the available forest resource and to guide future management.

Aim

This study aims to quantify the variation in selected proper... Read More about Within- and between-stand variation in selected properties of Sitka spruce sawn timber in the UK: implications for segregation and grade recovery.

Timber grading seminar for sawmillers. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2013, March). Timber grading seminar for sawmillers

This grading seminar will give you a crash course in timber grading, what it is, how it is done and how it is likely to change in future. It aims to demystify timber grading, tackle some widely held misconceptions, and tell you the things sawmillers... Read More about Timber grading seminar for sawmillers..