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

Wood Drying
Air and kiln drying (seasoning); solar kilns, moisture
content of wood, equilibrium moisture content, and
shrinkage.
Albin-A., R.; Jaramillo-L., R. 1980. Variation in moisture
content of Pinus radiata industrial wood (Observaciones
sobre la variacion de contenido de humedad en
madera industrial astillable de Pinus radiata (D. Don)).
Valdivia, Chile: Universidad Austral de Chile. Bosque.
3(2):101-105.
Describes the sampling of the moisture content of Pinus
radiata logs over a period of one year. Within-tree varia-
tion and individual log moisture contents were recorded.
Analysis showed that storage with or without direct expo-
sure to solar radiation, and log size, had little effect on final
moisture content after 6-month storage (75 to 80 percent).
Moisture content in whole stems with crowns, monitored
over a 6-wk period in Nov.-Jan., fell from 89 to 45 percent,
and those without crowns from 85 to 50 percent.
Anon. 1926. Seasoning of native timbers. Leaflet 2.
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tabago. Forest Department
Trinidad and Tabago. 16 p.
Reports on the air drying in a covered shed of 22 species of
lumber. Notes time required, shrinkage, warp, insect, and
fungus attack.
Anon. 1965. Proceedings of the conference on forest
product research (Actas de la Reunion sobre Investigaciones
en Productos Forestales). Santiago, Chile: Instituto Fore-
stal. Informe Tecnico. 21:136-171.
Six papers presented at this conference cover drying and
reconditioning of coigue and eucalypts, corrections of elec-
trical moisture meters, and equilibrium moisture contents in
woods from the various regions of Chile.
Anon. 1971. Moulding stock produced for export to
Canada and the USA. World Wood. 12(13):10-11.
Anon. 1973. Information from the technological investigation,
gathered by the National Forest Products Laboratory
for 15 woods of the Rio Suapure region Bolivar State (Ven)
(Informe de la investigacion techologica realizada por el laboratorio
nacional de productos forestales sobre 15 maderas
de la region del Rio Suapure en el estado Bolivar). Merida,
Venenzuela: Laboratorio Nacional de Productos Forestales.
Ministerio de Agricutura y Cria-Universidad de Los Andes.
28 p.
Physical and mechanical properties, sawing and workability
properties; drying and preservation characteristics (days to
air dry to 20 percent moisture content).
Anon. 1978. Technological study of 15 timber species from
the Bajo San Juan area, Choco, Colombia (Estudio tecnologico
de 15 especies maderables procedentes de la zona
del Bajo San Juan, Choco, Colombia). Colombia, Universidad
Distrital “Francisco Jose de Caldas” Bogota, Colombia:
Instituto de Investigaciones y Proyectos Forestales y
Madereros. 190 p.
Describes 15 species including botany, anatomy, silica content,
physical and mechanical properties, working characteristics,
drying, durability, preservation, and general uses of
the woods.
Anon. 1978. Timbers of the world. 2. South America.
High Wycombe, UK: Timber Research and Development
Association. TRADA Red Booklet Series. 121 p.
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Describes the nomenclature, distribution, general charac-
teristics of the tree and the timber, drying, strength and
durability properties, working qualities, and uses of 82
hardwood species and 4 softwood species.
Anon. 1979. Big chilean mill also planes. World Wood.
20(11):23.
Anon. 1981. Characteristics and physical and mechanical
properties of Peruvian woods (Caracteristicas y propiedades
de especies madereras del Peru). Fondo de Promocion de
Exportaciones no Tradicionales, Lima, Peru.
Characteristics and uses of 34 timber species including class
of air drying (number of days) and class of artificial drying.
Arostegui-V., A. 1974. Technical studies of the woods of
Peru. Technical characteristics and uses of the wood of 145
species of the country (Estudio technologico de maderas del
Peru. Caracteristicas tecnologies usos a de la madera de
145 especies del pais). Lima, Peru: Universidad National
Agraria-Ministerio de Agricultura. Vol. 1. 483 p.
Presents a listing of Peruvian woods and provides infor-
mation on each species, including a general description of
the wood, macro and microscopical anatomy, physical and
mechancial properties, durability, preserving characteristics,
and uses.
Arostegui-V., A. 1975. Technical studies of the woods of
Peru. Vol. 11. Methods and specifications employed in the
technical studies of wood (Estudio tecnologico de maderas
del Peru. Metodos y especificaciones empleados en los es-
tudios tecnologico de madera). Lima, Peru: Universidad
National Agraria-Ministerio de Agricultura. Vol. 2. 104 p.
Explains, often using diagrams, how technical studies of
wood are performed.
Arostegui-V., A. 1975. Technical studies of the woods
of Peru. Vol. III. Technical characteristics and uses of the
wood of 40 species of the Alexander Von Humboldt Na-
tional Forest (Estudio tecnologico de maderas del Peru.
Caracteristicas tecnologices y us os dela Madera de 40 es-
pecies del Bosque National Alexander Von Humboldt).
Lima, Peru: Universidad National Agraria- Ministerio
de Agricultura. Vol. 3. 171 p.
Compares the technical properties of these woods, including
physical and mechanical properties, drying characteristics,
and so on.
Arostegui-V., A. 1982. Compilation and analysis of
technical studies of Peruvian woods (Recopilacion y
Analisis de estudios tecnologicos de maderas Peruanas).
PNUD/FAO/PER/81/002. Rome, Italy: United Nations,
Food and Agriculture Organization. 57 p.
General description; anatomical, physical and mechanical
properties; workability and uses, and drying characteristics
of 60 species.
Arroyo-P., J. 1970. Properties and possible uses of mangroves
in the region of the San Juan River in the Guarapiche
Forest Reserve (State of Monagas) (Venezuela)
(Propiedades y usos posibles de los mangles de la region
del Rio San Juan en la Reserva Forestal de Guarapiche,
Estado, Monagas). Boletin Instituto Forestal Latino-
Americano. (33/34):53-76.
Barretero-J., A.: Murguia-P., J.R. 1982. Air drying
wood in different seasons of the year (Secado de la madera