Flooring & Furniture
This user group provides technical information for manufacturers, woodworkers, importers and distributors of tropical woodflooring, decking, wooden cabinets, furniture and crafts. Depending on local interest, this user group could support joint programs with other user groups to source, develop and promote value-added products with lesser-used tropical timbers.
ITTO seeks expressions of interest from local producer organizations, woodworker groups and senior technical specialists to participate in the editorial panel for this user group. Please contact: Ramon Carrillo, carrillo@itto.int
REFERENCE SECTION
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- ABC of Website - Janka Hardness, Techology Keys - "The Janka hardness of wood samples in air dry condition (12%M.C.), is used for species searches and comparisons. Refers to the load required to embed a steel ball half inch in diameter to half its thickness on the side grain or the end grain. The sorting ranges used by the original database are used. Values are based on results of Janka side grain tests expressed in kgf as follows. (test protocol and machines explained elsewhereHardness / Janka) Very low: Less than 305 kgf Medium: 305 to 610 Fairly high: 610 to 915 High: 915 to 1220 Very high: Over 1220"
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- BUYER TIPS - Learning About Wood Flooring - Gain more insight and education into wood flooring through the below link.
http://www.nwfa.org/education.aspx - BUYER TIPS - Caring for Wood Floors - Learn more about what you can do to care for your hardwood floors.
http://www.wikihow.com/Care-for-Hardwood-Floors - BUYER TIPS - Wood Floors - See the top ten buying tips for selecting a wood floor.
http://woodfloors.org/top-ten.aspx
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- DRYING - Lumber Drying - An excellent short description of kiln drying in the Iowa State Univ. Forestry Extension Note F-328, 1999. Learn more through the PDF link below.
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/forestry/publications/pdf_files/f-328.pdf
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- FINISHING FLOORS - Wood Floor Finishes - Learn more about wood floor finishes through the below link.
http://woodfloors.org/finishes.aspx - FINISHING WOOD - Wood Finishing Handbook - Wood Finishing, chapter 16. Wood Handbook USDA FPL, 2010. Learn more about wood finishing by downloading the PDF below.
Download the PDF - FINISHING WOOD - Wood Finishing Techniques - Learn more about wood finishing techniques through the link below to Fine Wood Working Magazine.
Link
http://www.finewoodworking.com/how-to/applying-a-finish/118062.aspx?channel=3
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- GRADES and SIZES - Oak Lumber Grades EU - Learn more about oak lumber grades through the below link.
http://www.fordaq.com/fordaq/html/quality_oak_En.htm - GRADES and SIZES - Hardwood Flooring Grades - View photos of hardwood flooring grades through the link below.
http://www.nwfa.org/nofma-grade-photos.aspx - GRADES and SIZES - Hardwood Lumber Grades USA - Learn more about hardwood lumber grades in the USA through the PDF link below.
http://www.nhla.com/assets/1603/rules_card9.pdf - GRADES and SIZES - Flooring Grades - Learn more about flooring grades through the link below.
http://www.nwfa.org/nofma-grade-photos.aspx - GRADES and SIZES - Decorative Veneer Grades - Learn more about decorative veneer grades through the PDF link below.
http://www.hardwoodweb.com/pdf/catalogue_plywoodveneers.pdf
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- HARDNESS - Brinell Hardness - The load required to embed a steel ball (10 mm in diameter) to 0.32 mm depth, in causing a depression area of 10 mm2. Commonly used in the European Union and for harder materials. Here for side grain at 12% M.C. Expressed as [N/mm²]. Values not convertible to Janka hardness. Learn more through the PDF link below.
http://www.kahrs.com/globalassets/us/doc-msds-test/kahrs_brinell_hardness.pdf - HARDNESS - Janka Hardness Definition, Test - The load required to embed a steel ball (11.284 mm in diameter) to half its diameter, causing a depression of 100 mm2. Janka end hardness is determined on transverse sections, while Janka side hardness is the average of tests on radial and tangential surface. (See also Brinnel hardness).
Learn more through the link below.
http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplrn/fpl_rn303.pdf - HARDNESS - Dureza Janka - Learn more about Janka hardness through the PDF link below.
http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplrn/fpl_rn303.pdf - HARDNESS - Dureza BRINELL - Learn more about wood hardness through the PDF link below.
http://www.kahrs.com/globalassets/us/doc-msds-test/kahrs_brinell_hardness.pdf
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- INDUSTRIALIZATION - Wood Machining - "Wood Maching U.S. Hardwoods, Davis E.M. 1962, USDA- FPL." To access the full report of this classic publication:
Download the PDF
To read on line: http://128.104.77.228/documnts/usda/tb1267.pdf
Download the PDF - ITTO - Wood Furniture - See more wood furniture projects on the ITTO main site by visiting the link below.
http://www.itto.int/project_search/?proid=&keyword=wood+furniture&submit=&donor=&status=COMPLETED&areasofwork=&prolevel2=
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- WORKABILITY - Lumber machining: processing variables and quality - Practical guide on the impact of species, wood density, moisture, knife angles, speeds and other processing parameters on the quality of machined lumber. Based on the machining and related characteristics of United States Hardwoods (which can be compared to tropical timbers using the search functions of this website). Courtesy of USDA-FPL you may download this classical publication in English, "Wood Machining U.S. Hardwoods, Davis E.M. 1962, USDA- FPL. 68 pp.
Download the PDF (1.7 MB) - WORKABILITY - Gluing - Learn more about gluing and wood workability through the PDF link below.
https://www.extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/fnr/fnr-154.pdf