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Primary Wood Processing

Principles and Practice

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  • © 2006

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Authors:
  1. John C. F. Walker

    1. University of Canterbury, New Zealand

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  • No competitor in regard to philosophical approach of the book
  • Only book covering the subject in a way comprehensible for the generalist
  • Only interpretive book in the field to give insight, recognition of alternative perspectives
  • Authors incorporate their own local perspectives, while retaining an international flavour
  • New approaches, technologies without splitting the book into individualistic, unrelated chapters

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. The structure of wood: form and function

    • Brian Butterfield
    Pages 1-22

  3. Basic wood chemistry and cell wall ultrastructure

    • John C. F. Walker
    Pages 23-67

  4. Water in wood

    • John C. F. Walker
    Pages 69-94

  5. Dimensional instability in timber

    • Morwenna Spear, John C. F. Walker
    Pages 95-120

  6. Wood quality: in context

    • Shakti Chauhan, Robert Donnelly, Chih-lin Huang, Ryogo Nakada, Yin Yafang, John C. F. Walker
    Pages 121-158

  7. Wood quality: multifaceted opportunities

    • Shakti Chauhan, Robert Donnelly, Chih-lin Huang, Ryogo Nakada, Yin Yafang, John C. F. Walker
    Pages 159-202

  8. Sawmilling

    • Philip Blackwell, John C. F. Walker
    Pages 203-250

  9. Drying of timber

    • Tim Langrish, John C. F. Walker
    Pages 251-295

  10. Wood preservation

    • Kevin Archer, Stan Lebow
    Pages 297-338

  11. Grading timber and glued structural members

    • David E. Kretschmann, Roland Hernandez
    Pages 339-390

  12. Wood-based composites: plywood and veneer-based products

    • Sheldon Shi, John C. F. Walker
    Pages 391-426

  13. Wood-based panels: particleboard, fibreboards and oriented strand board

    • Kelvin M. Chapman
    Pages 427-475

  14. Pulp and paper manufacture

    • John C. F. Walker
    Pages 477-534

  15. The energy sector: a hidden goliath

    • Chris Williamson
    Pages 535-556

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 557-596
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About this book

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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  • University of Canterbury, New Zealand

    John C. F. Walker

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