3 credits
Fall 2025 Lecture Upper Division
Sustainable wood processing methods for hardwood and softwood sawmilling; veneering; plywood; pallets; lumber drying; reconstituted products including particleboard, medium density fiberboard, and oriented strand board; wood preservation including lumber, crossties, poles, and piling; secondary products including furniture, cabinets, millwork; and others; wood residues, woody biomass and others as appropriate will be covered. In addition to processing methods, the grading of material, including logs, hardwood and softwood lumber and consideration of applicable standards, and sustainability initiatives will be covered.
Learning Outcomes1Provide insight into the many products and processes which are used to sustainably convert round timber into consumer and industrial products, emphasis on the hardwood industry.
2Provide adequate background in order to be employable by the wood manufacturing industry.
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