Chapter 8 Drying Defects - Forest Products Laboratory
2001-1-22 · of defects that can occur in dried wood products and to show how these defects are related to the kiln-drying operation. Many features of wood affect its utility when it is pro-cessed into lumber and special products. These includes knots, ring shake, bark, mineral streaks, pitch pockets, compression and tension wood, juvenile wood, and spi-
