Canadian Woods : : Their Properties and Uses / / ed. by T.S. McKnight, E.J. Mullins.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
• MitwirkendeR: Barton, G.M.,; Bramhall, George,; Brownell, H.H.,; Buell, Allan,; Carroll, M.N.,; Dobie, James,; Dolenko, A.J.,; Keays, J.L.,; Keith, C.T.,; Kellogg, R.M.,; Kennedy, R.W.,; King, F.W.,; Korhonen, J.E.,; Mathur, V.N.P.,; Mcbride, C.F.,; Northcott, P.L.,; Ostaff, D.,; Payne, R.J.,; Perem, E.,; Porter, A.W.,; Roff, J.W.,; Shields, J.K.,; Tayelor, F.A.,
• HerausgeberIn: McKnight, T.S.,; Mullins, E.J.,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]; ©1981
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (389 p.)

Canada's forests are one of its most important natural resources. Since the arrival of the earliet settlers, the forests have played a major role in the country's development, supplying the raw material for the necessities of life and for much of our industry.Completely revised and expande...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Preface
• 1. Canada: A Forest Nation
• 2. Commercial Woods
• 3. The Structure of Wood
• 4. Strength and Physical Properties of Wood
• 5. The Chemistry of Wood
• 6. Lumber Production
• 7. The Drying of Wood
• 8. Wood Protection
• 9. Glues and Gluing
• 10. Panel Products
• 11. Houses and Structures
• 12. Other Uses and Processes
• 13. Pulp and Paper
• 14. Residues
• 15. Codes and Standards
• 16. The Future of Wood
• Glossary
• Index