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- Abies grandis bending strength and stiffness
Dean Satchell and Vaughan Kearns, August 2024 (Access: unrestricted)
Eleven Abies grandis trees were harvested early September 2022 from the upper Pohangina Valley, in the Manawatu District. The growth rings showed an age of 30 years. The trees were closely spaced… - Report: Kawa poplar timber - properties and market opportunities
Dean Satchell, Northland Regional Council, February 2023 (Access: unrestricted)
Poplar remains a core soil conservation species in New Zealand because of its site adaptability and fast growth, along with its ability to take root on site from poles, stakes and wands. A… - Sawn timber and structural products from ‘Kawa’ poplar (Populus deltoides Marshall x P. yunnanensis Dode) grown in Northland, New Zealand
Dean Satchell and John Moore, November 2022 (Access: unrestricted)
Abstract While poplar (Populus spp.) is an important source of raw materials for the wood processing sector in many regions of the world, in New Zealand it has a reputation… - Report: Engineered E. nitens flooring
Dean Satchell, April 2020 (Access: unrestricted)
Two types of engineered flooring were produced from Eucalyptus nitens grown in Southland by SouthWood Exports Ltd. The E. nitens was 19 years old, grown under an unpruned pulpwood regime and milled in… - Report: methods and sample preparation for mechanical testing of durable eucalypts
Dean Satchell, March 2019 (Access: unrestricted)
Six durable eucalypt species were tested for strength and stiffness according to radial and vertical position in the tree. Sixteen year old trees from Northland were harvested, sawn, dried, and… - Report: Pathways to Building Code compliance for farm-totara timber
June 2016 (Access: unrestricted)
Totara and the building code In this page: Executive Summary Introduction Totara and issues of Building Code compliance Chemical treatment Structural durability Compliance paths Verification Methods for durability Acceptable Solutions… - Report: Methods for preparing timber for durable eucalypt graveyard and cellar trial
Dean Satchell, April 2016 (Access: unrestricted)
This report describes the methods used to prepare heartwood samples from six durable eucalypt species for durability testing. The species were E. bosistoana, E. quadrangulata, E. pilularis, E. sphaerocarpa, E.… - Report: Eucalyptus nitens for solid timber
Dean Satchell, May 2015 (Access: unrestricted)
Eucalyptus nitens is a cold hardy and fast growing hardwood timber species with excellent form. In Canterbury, along with other cooler regions in New Zealand, E. nitens produces high volumes… - Thermally modified hardwood timber decking trial
February 2014 (Access: unrestricted)
Special thanks go to Vaughan Kearns of Ruapehu Sawmills for supplying the timber and covering the costs of thermal modification and transport. Please support Ruapehu Sawmills as sponsor of this… - Deep fried (Thermally modified) Eucalyptus regnans Timber Durability Trial
January 2012 (Access: unrestricted)
A trial to test the above ground durability of thermally modified eucalyptus. Kerikeri, 1 Jan 2012 Dean Satchell Sustainable Forest Solutions RD 1 Kerikeri 0294 (021) 2357554 Samples were from… - Report: Solid timber recovery and economics of short-rotation small-diameter eucalypt
Dean Satchell and James Turner, June 2010 (Access: unrestricted)
Eucalypt plantation forestry has not reached the production volume threshold necessary to establish specialised processing facilities and firm markets in New Zealand, despite strong consumer demand for imported hardwood timber.…
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