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

a1 aire libre en distintas epocas del ano). Mexico, D.F.,
Mexico: Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales.
14 p.
Bejar-Maldonado, G. 1983. Seasoning of sawn oak tim-
ber (Mexico) (Secado de la madera aserrada de encino).
Coyoacan, Mexico: Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones
Forestales. Ciencia Forestal. 8(42):37-63.
Oak lumber was air dried or dried in a conventional kiln or
dehumidifying kiln. Drying defects were recorded for each
species. The conventional kiln produced lumber with the
fewest defects, while the dehumidifying kiln produced the
most.
Blackman, Ted. 1985. Mill owner says,“We always want
to try something new.” World Wood. 26(4):24-25.
Bluhm, S.E.; Kauman, W.G.; Melo-S., R.; Neira-
M., C. 1965. Collapse in wood and its reconditioning. Ex-
periments on recovery of collapse in wood of Chilean-grown
Eucalyptus globulus (El colapso en la madera y su rea-
condicionamiento: Ensayos de recuperation de colapso en
madera de eucalipto Eucalyptus globulus crecido en Chile).
Informe Tecnico No. 22. Santiago, Chile: Ciencia forestal.
23 p.
Excessive and irregular shrinkage (collapse) is frequently
encountered in Eucalyptus spp. The technological aspects
of collapse and means of removal via steam reconditioning
are described. Experimental data on collapse recoveries are
also presented.
Bluhm, E. [and others]. 1967. Recovery from collapse
in Eucalypt timber (Eucalyptus globulus). Santiago, Chile:
Maderero. 22:27-28, 30.
Boone, R. Sidney; Kozlik, Charles J.; Bois, Paul J.;
Wengert, Eugene M. 1988. Dry-kiln schedules for com-
mercial woods-temperate and tropical. FPL-GTR-57.
Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Ser-
vice, Forest Products Laboratory. 158 p.
This report provides dry kiln schedules for more than 500
temperate and tropical woods, with special schedules for
wooden squares, handle stocks, and gun stock blanks. Pri-
marily for use by dry kiln operators and others interested
in dry-kilning wood, the report consolidates and updates
drying schedules from many sources, making them easy to
find and convenient to use.
Brazier, J.D.; Franklin, G.L. 1967. An appraisal of the
wood characteristics and potential uses of some Nicaraguan
timbers. FAO: Misc/67. Rome, Italy: United Nations,
Food and Agriculture Organization. 49 p.
Information on approximately 70 species, including infor-
mation on the characteristics of the tree and timber, techni-
cal properties, and comments on their drying.
Brooks, R.L. 1931. Air-Seasoning of native timbers.
Leaflet No. 3. Port-of-Spain, Trinidad: Forest Department
Trinidad and Tabago. 21 p.
Elaboration of earlier work (Leaflet 2, 1926) with some ad-
ditional information.
Brotero, Abranches Frederico. 1941. Drying of wood
in a kiln (Secagem da Madeira em Estufa). Boletim 27.
Sao Paulo, Brazil: Instituto de Pesquisas Technologicas de
Sao Paulo. 47 p.
Brotero, A.F. 1948. Kiln drying of wood (Secagem de
madeira em estufa). Anales Brasilira Economica Florista.
Instituto Nacional de Pinto. 1(1):71-107.
Caceres-R., H. 1965. Technological studies on some
Colombian woods (Estudios Technologicos Sobre Algunas
Maderas Colombianas). Bogota, Colombia: Instituto de
Investigaciones Technologicas. 51 p.
Presents physical and mechanical properties and suggested
kiln schedules for 31 species of wood.
Carreon, R.F. 1947. Air drying of wood (Secado al aire
de la madera). Thesis Profesional. Chapingo, Mexico:
Escuela Nacional de Agricultura. 101 p.
Cevallos-F., S.; Carmona-V., T. 1981. Information
bank of technological studies of woods that grow in Mexico
(Banco de informacion de estudios tecnologicos de maderas
que vegetan en Mexico). Catalogo No. 2. Mexico: Instituto
Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales: 200 p.
Compilation of data on woods grown in Mexico including
anatomical, physical, and mechanical properties, natural
durability, preservation, chemical, sawing and working properties,
and drying, including schedules.
Chudnoff, M. 1984. Tropical timbers of the world.
Agric. Handb. 607. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of
Agriculture. 464 p.
This handbook contains descriptions of 370 species or
generic groupings of tropical trees and their timbers
grouped by region of origin. Standardized descriptions em-
phasize physical and mechanical properties, processing char-
acteristics, and uses. Data have been compiled, evaluated,
and synthesized from the world literature.
Chudnoff, M.; Maldonado, E.D.; Goytia, E. 1966. So-
lar drying of tropical hardwoods. Research Paper ITF-2.
Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Institute of Tropical Forestry. 26 p.
Discusses design and performance of greenhouse type so-
lar dryer in Puerto Rico. Results of 7 charges of Honduras
mahogany and 1 charge of 11 local hardwood species pre-
sented. The I-in. mahogany dried from 50 percent mois-
ture content to 12 percent moisture content in 18 days;
1 1/4 in. requires 25 days and 2-in. about 41 days.
Chudnoff, M.; Goytia, E. 1967. The effect of incising
on drying, treatability, and bending strength of posts. Res.
Pap. ITF-5. Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico: U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service, Institute of Tropical Forestry.
20 p.
Cuevas-I., E. 1972. Incidence of shrinkage and collapse
during drying of some commercial timbers in Chile (In-
cidencia de los fenomenos de contraccion y colapso en el
secado de algunas maderas commericales de Chile). In-
forme Tecnico, No. 36. Santiago, Chile: Instituto Forestal:
145-155.
Describes variation of density and shrinkage during recon-
ditioning from green to 12 percent moisture content for
eight commercial timbers: Pinus radiata, Laurelia philippi-
ana, Eucalyptus globulus, Nothofagus dombeyi, N. obliqua,
Aextoxicon punctatum, Weinmannia trichosperma, and Eu-
cryphia cordifolia. Species other than P. radiata exhibited
considerable shrinkage, which in most species was more
than twice as great (in percent) tangentially as radially. L.
philippiana was the only hardwood that didn’t demonstrate
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