Forest Products from Latin America. Annotated Bibliography of ...

Sawmilling and Machining
Saw design, sawing techniques, sawing and machining
properties of wood, saw sharpening, shaping, planing,
and related topics.
AIMA. 1985. Catalogo. AIMA (Asociacion de Industriales
Madereros Ecuador). Quito, Ecuador. 62 p.
A listing of member companies, their products, species
used, and production levels.
Anon. 1974. The blades of circular saws with tungsten-
carbide teeth. Cahier, Center Technique du Bois. No. 94:
45 p.
Anon. 1975. Trials of a tungsten-carbide-tipped saw-
blade that cannot be re-set, for portable circular saws.
Bulletin d’Informations Techniques, Centre Technique de
Bois. 72:11-12.
An inexpensive saw blade with tungsten-carbide tips proved
to have promising potential for both softwoods and hard-
woods.
Anon. 1977. Carbide tools: selection and maintenance
(Les outils cabure: choix et entretien). Cahiers, Centre
Technique du Bois. No. 105: 57 p.
Provides a thorough review of carbide tools and how they
should be maintained.
Anon. 1980. Safety guides for the cutting of carbide
tipped rotary cutting tools. Philadelphia, PA: Woodwork-
ing Machinery Manufacturers of America. 24 p.
Anon. 1983. Manaus–location of a modern timber re-
search centre for the Amazon region (Manaus–modernes
Holzforschungszentrum im Amazonasgebiet). Holz-
Zentralblatt. 109(64):918.
Describes the Centro de Pesquisas de Produtos Florestais
(CPPF) (Forest Products Research Center) part of INPA,
the National Institute for Amazonian Research, in Man-
aus, Brazil. Construction of the facility was completed in
1982. The focus of the institute is on the utilization of the
Amazonian forest resource. Six technical divisions, staffed
by 25 scientists, are involved in wood anatomy, timber con-
struction, wood chemistry and energy, wood drying, wood
preservation, sawmilling, furniture manufacture, and panel
products and veneer.
Anon. 1985. Twenty-four percent increase in sawnwood
output in 1984. Chilean Forestry News. 89:11.
Describes the sawmilling industry in Chile with 1984 statis-
tics, including information on production and output vol-
umes and the number of sawmills in Chile.
Anon. 1988. The sawmill industry 1987: La industria del
aserrio 1987. Santiago, Chile: Boletin de Mercado Forestal.
6(88):2-5.
Antoine, R. 1963. The joint action of stellite facing and
reduction in speed on tool life in sawing abrasive tim-
bers (Influences conjuuees du stellitage et de la reduction
de vitesse sur la duree de coupe dans le sciage des bois
abrasifs). Bois et Forets Tropiques. 90:33-38.
Stellite facing increased saw blade life eight times and stel-
liting with a slow speed increased saw life 40 times in ex-
periments on the sawing of Parinari sp.
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Assini, J.L.; Yamazoe, G.; Montagna, R.G. 1984. Per-
formance of an assembly of double and single bandsaws and
a double edger in Pinus processing (Desempenho de um
conjunto de serras de fita geminada e simples e cantead-
eira dupla no processamento de Pinus). Sao Paulo, Brazil:
Instituto Florestal. Boletim Tecnico. 38( 2): 127-141.
The yield of a sawmill using the noted equipment when
cutting 22 year old Pinus elliottii logs is discussed.
Bejar-M., G. 1982. Sawing oak wood (Aserrio de la
madera de encino). Mexico, D.F., Mexico: Instituto Na-
cional de Investigaciones Forestales. Boletin Divulgacion.
No. 62. 33 p.
Blackman, Ted. 1980. Bandsaws cut labor needs at
world’s southernmost mill. World Wood. 21(4):14-15.
Blackman, Ted. 1980. New north Argentine sawmills
process hardwoods and softwoods. World Wood.
21 (5) : 12-13.
Blackman, Ted. 1981. Dimensions sawmill added to box
manufacturing firm. World Wood. 22(3):15.
Blackman, Ted. 1983. Gangsaws, chipper-canter cut pine
lumber for export. World Wood. 24(7):16-17.
Blackman, Ted. 1984. Mills use three tree species to pro-
duce lumber, veneer. World Wood. 25(6):24-25.
Borgo, G. 1980. Forestry development project, Paraguay.
Some notes on sawmills (Proyecto de desarrollo forestal,
Paraguay. Algunos apuntes sobre aserraderos). FAO Rep.
FO:DP/PAR/76/005 Documento Especial No. 1. 108 p.
A reference work, based in part on material prepared for
courses at universities in Paraguay and Colombia. Major
sections include: a bibliography on sawmills, largely of
Spanish-language literature; a list of 479 logging, sawmill,
and other forest products industry terms in Spanish,
Portuguese, and English; and a glossary of 264 Spanish
sawmilling terms, with English equivalents.
Brown, W.H. 1978. Comparative studies of lesser-known
timbers. 13: Working properties of some tropical American
timbers. Woodworking Industry. 35(8):15-16.
Describes sawing and machining properties of banak and
Virola and explores their increased use.
Bruce, R.W. 1976. Production and distribution of Ama-
zon timber (Producao e distribuicao de madeira amazon-
ica). Brasilia, Brazil. FO:DP/BRA/71/545, Field Doc. 21.
UNDP/FAO. 60 p.
The consumption and output of forest products is dis-
cussed. Information on problems facing the sawmilling
industry, such as technical and staffing problems, are noted.
Castaneda, M.I. 1985. Practical suggestions for the care
and use of saws (Sugerencias practicas para el cuidado y
uso de sierras). Mexico, DF, Mexico: 10(53):48-63.
Types of saws, their use, maintenance, and equipment
needed for maintenance are discussed.
Chardin, Andre. 1960. Choice of sawmill type for
a tropical forest area (Choix d’un type de scierie pour
l’equipement d’une region forestiere tropicale). In: Pro-
ceedings, 5th world forestry congress, Multiple use of forest
lands. 3:1422-1428.