EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS
The Virginia Forest Products Association has available for purchase seven publications of use to the forest products industry. Each publication is listed and described briefly below. An additional $3.00 charge will be added to orders from Canada and an additional $5.00 charge will be added to all other areas outiside the continental United States.
Procedures For Analyzing Sawmill Performance - This extremely popular publication was written by Dr. Mark White of VIP & SU, and outlines 6 specific procedures that can be used by a mill owner to measure the efficiency of the sawmill. Cost: $7.00
Predryer Symposium For Management - Authored by nationally known drying specialists Drs. Fred Lamb and Gene Wengert, this book provides information an operator can use to decide whether a predryer is the right addition to their company. Cost: $7.00
Making Management Decisions In Lumber Drying - Drs. Lamb & Wengert combine again to provide lumber drying management personnel with the necessary information to make the knowledgeable decisions concerning wood drying. Cost: $7.00
Opportunities For Dehumidification Drying Of Hardwood Lumber In Virginia - Drs. Lamb and Wengert, along with Phil Grimm from the Virginia Department of Forestry and Dr. Jack Muench of VPI & SU, offer this guide for making decisions in dehumidification lumber drying, including a detailed comparison to other drying methods. Cost: $7.00
Proceedings Of A Symposium On Yellow - Poplar Construction Lumber - Edited by Dr. John Muench, along with contributing editors Elvin Frame, Dr. Earl L. Deal, Jerry Haley, James K. Porter, Thomas K. Porter, Thomas K. Smith and Dr. Thomas G. Johnson. The 67-page publication, with illustrations, discusses the deteriorating softwood timber supply situation, the availability of yellow poplar construction lumber, sawmill investment, employment requirements and the impact a yellow poplar construction lumber industry couls have on the economy of Southwest Virginia and the Central Appalachians. Cost $5.00
Wood Identification Handbook - Authored by Marshall S. White, this publication addresses the wood identification process scientifically yet in a sufficiently simplistic presentation. The Wood Identification Handbook explains just what wood is, how woods are classified, and how to identify seven softwoods and twenty-five hardwoods. Cost: $15.00
Hardwood Lumber Grading Computerized Learning Tutorial - This publication includes five 3&1/2 inch computer disks designed to operate on an IBM PC or compatible computer with a color monitor. Included with this graphic illustration of the rules is over 100 boards to be graded by the user of the tutorial. Cost: $50.00 (Additional Workbooks - $15.00)