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Wood is air-dried or dried in a purpose built oven (kiln). Usually the wood is sawn before drying, but sometimes the log is dried whole. Case hardening describes lumber or timber that has been dried too rapidly. Wood initially dries from the shell (surface), shrinking the shell and putting the core under compression.
Biological modified timber is treated with biopolymers from agricultural waste. After drying and curing, the soft timber becomes durable and strong. With this process fast growing pinewood acquires properties similar to tropical hardwood. Production facilities for this process are in The Netherlands and is known under the trade name ...
Laundry hung on a clothes line in a drying room (dehumidifier in the background and duct for ventilation in the ceiling) Drying is a mass transfer process consisting of the removal of water or another solvent [1] by evaporation from a solid, semi-solid or liquid. This process is often used as a final production step before selling or packaging ...
Wood warping is a deviation from flatness in timber as a result of internal residual stress caused by uneven shrinkage. Warping primarily occurs due to uneven expansion or contraction caused by changes in moisture content. Warping can occur in wood considered "dry" (wood can take up and release moisture indefinitely [1]) when it takes up ...
2) Massage your P-spot (a.k.a. the prostate). Speaking of the prostate, it turns out this gland is the male equivalent to the G-spot. You can stimulate it externally by applying pressure to your ...
Dry rot treatment. Dry rot treatment refers to techniques used to eliminate dry rot fungus and alleviate the damage done by the fungus to human-built wooden structures. Dry rot (Serpula lacrymans) is considered difficult to remove, requiring drastic action. Remedial timber treatment and damp proofing companies typically recommend stripping out ...
Shakes (timber) Cross-section of wood showing heart shakes. Shakes are cracks in timber. Arising in cut timber they generally cause a reduction in strength. When found in a log they can result in a significant amount of waste, when a log is converted to lumber. Apart from heart shakes, often found in trees felled past their best, shakes in a ...
September 14, 2024 at 4:00 PM. Critics have offered a fact-check on Vice President Kamala Harris’ claim that the U.S. has "not one member of the United States military who is on active duty" in ...