Links to More Information

• Forest Products Measurements & Conversion Factors, D. Briggs, University of Washington
• Sustainable Northwest's Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities Partnership
• Wood Pro - The Pennsylvania Wood Products Productivity Program
• Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership - services to assist small to mid-sized Oregon manufacturers to become more competitive.
• Steve Shook's (Univ. of Idaho) home page, a comprehensive directory of forest Products, wood science, & marketing information
• USDA Forest Service, Cooperative Programs, Forest Products Conservation & Recycling, Pacific Northwest Region
• Oregon Forest Resources Institute, information about Oregon's forests
• Oregon Log Price Information, courtesy of the Oregon Department of Forestry
• The Western Hardwood Association, provides information about western hardwoods including: red alder, bigleaf maple, Pacific madrone, tanoak, and California black oak.

Links for information on wood properties, drying schedules, and lumber grading

• USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory Publications:
• Wood Handbook: Wood as an Engineering Material
• Dry Kiln Operator's Manual
• Air Drying of Lumber
• Drying Hardwood Lumber
• Oregon State University College of Forestry Publications:
• Hardwoods of the Pacific Northwest
• Wood.xls - Excel program for estimating shrink and swell in wood
• Information on Lumber Grading:
• Voluntary Product Standard PS 20-99, American Lumber Standard Committee, Inc. (ALSC)
• ALSC Board of Review Enforcement Regulations, American Lumber Standard Committee, Inc. (11/5/04)
• Feasibility of Grading Lumber Produced by Independent Mills in the Interior West, Ron Anthony, Ft. Collins, CO
• Overview of Lumber Grades and Building Codes, Chris Jennings, Colorado State University
• Overcoming Building Code-Related Challenges to Construction Uses of Locally-Sourced Forest Thinnings and Small Diameter Wood , David Eisenberg, Colorado State University
• DRAFT - Use of Custom-Sawn Lumber in Structures in Columbia, Clatsop, and Tillamook Counties, Oregon, Larry Swan, US Forest Service
• Lumber Grading - An Overview of the Process and Potential Options for Small-Scale Sawmilling Operations, Scott Leavengood, Oregon State University (9/13/05 Powerpoint presentation)
• Discussion Forum - A web-based discussion forum for those interested in discussing issues related to lumber grading for the small-scale operator