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One large brick home had its foundation partially dislodged and shifted, with intense hardwood debarking and shredded low-lying vegetation visible. All furniture, appliances, and plumbing from homes in the tornado's direct path of were either shredded or missing, and some homes had floor tiles scoured from their foundations.
The first EF4 tornado of 2017 began at 01:51 UTC on March 1 (7:51 p.m. CST on February 28) to the west of Perryville in Perry County, Missouri, where it snapped the trunks of several hardwood trees and caused EF1 damage to homes. An outbuilding was destroyed at EF2 intensity near the intersection of Country Road 810 and North Highway.
The largest machines used in wood processing, often called "Tub or Horizontal Grinders", may handle a material diameter of 2.4 m (8 ft) or greater, and use carbide tipped flail hammers to pulverize wood rather than cut it, producing a shredded wood rather than chip or chunk. These machines usually have a power of 150–750 kW (200–1,000 hp).
EF3 tree damage occurred in this area as a large swath of hardwood trees was completely mowed down, and some debarking occurred. The tornado continued to straddle the Arkansas-Tennessee state line, with many trees being shredded near the Mississippi River.
According to the survey results, Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, and Baby Boomers all agree on two things: that original hardwood floors and old-fashioned woodworking will never go out of style.
OSB is easily identifiable by its characteristic wood strands. Oriented strand board (OSB) is a type of engineered wood, formed by adding adhesives and then compressing layers of wood strands (flakes) in specific orientations.
Global Wood Density Database; National Hardwood and Lumber Association; American Hardwood Information Center; American Hardwood Export Council; Australian National Association of Forest Industries
Papercrete is shredded paper, sand, and cement mixed together to form a very durable brick-like material. Buildings utilizing papercrete are well-insulated and resistant to termites and fire. Papercrete is very cheap as it usually only costs about $0.35 per square foot. [citation needed]