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... LUMBER . This report contains a careful analysis of more than 250 house plans representing the typical small American house and shows that about 20 per cent of the total lumber bill may be purchased in lengths of less than 8 feet ...
... LUMBER . This report contains a careful analysis of more than 250 house plans representing the typical small American house and shows that about 20 per cent of the total lumber bill may be purchased in lengths of less than 8 feet ...
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... lumber piler or elevator --- 14. “ Air - line piling " under monorail . 15. Portable horse used in piling unit packages_ 16. Sling used for lifting unit packages by cable17. Straddle lumber tractor18. Elevated tramcar helps in piling lumber ...
... lumber piler or elevator --- 14. “ Air - line piling " under monorail . 15. Portable horse used in piling unit packages_ 16. Sling used for lifting unit packages by cable17. Straddle lumber tractor18. Elevated tramcar helps in piling lumber ...
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... Lumber Standards_ Losses incurred in seasoning lumber_ .. Seasoning of lumber in sawmill yards_ Sawmill yard arrangement and layout_ . Pile foundations_ Width and spacing of lumber piles___ Experimental tests on foundations __- Pile ...
... Lumber Standards_ Losses incurred in seasoning lumber_ .. Seasoning of lumber in sawmill yards_ Sawmill yard arrangement and layout_ . Pile foundations_ Width and spacing of lumber piles___ Experimental tests on foundations __- Pile ...
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... lumber as its proper seasoning - not only because the seasoned stock is increased in strength from one to three times as compared with green lumber , but also because its lasting qualities are en- hanced and charges for freight , and ...
... lumber as its proper seasoning - not only because the seasoned stock is increased in strength from one to three times as compared with green lumber , but also because its lasting qualities are en- hanced and charges for freight , and ...
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... LUMBER FOR MANUFACTURERS INTRODUCTION This report on the seasoning , handling , and care of lumber by the manufacturer is in no sense an instruction manual . There is already a liberal amount of instruction text on various phases of the ...
... LUMBER FOR MANUFACTURERS INTRODUCTION This report on the seasoning , handling , and care of lumber by the manufacturer is in no sense an instruction manual . There is already a liberal amount of instruction text on various phases of the ...
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Page 8 - Board, and the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce of the Department of Commerce.
Page 1 - ... preservative must displace or compress the air in the wood. After the retort is filled, additional preservative is forced into the cylinder by means of pressure pumps, the pressure being gradually raised to and maintained at 125 to 175 Ib.
Page 40 - US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Forest Service. 1920. Timber depletion and the answer. A summary of the report on timber depletion and related subjects prepared in response to Senate Resolution 311. US Dept.
Page 118 - Manual of Design and Installation of the Forest Service Water-Spray Dry Kiln. By LV Teesdale. Department of Agriculture Bulletin 894, October 18. 1920. Price, 10 cents. A good manual for this type of kiln. The Theory of Drying and its Application to the New Humidity Regulated and Recii-culating Dry Kiln.
Page 10 - DC, works in close cooperation with a number of official and private organizations, notably the Bureau of Standards of the Department of Commerce and the Forest Products Laboratory of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture.
Page 51 - Commerce, comprises about 200 members representing manufacturers, distributors, and consumers of forest products. Its object Is to work for closer utilization of our country's timber resources. The committee, whose headquarters are in the Department of Commerce. Washington, DC, works in close cooperation with a number of...