Information on Wood Species

• Oregon Wood Species

Homeowner FAQs

• Preventing and Controlling Powderpost Beetles in and Around the Home
• Termites: Biology, Prevention, and Control (Washington State University)
• Controlling Carpenter Ants
• Care and Maintenance of Wood Shingle and Shake Roofs
• Home Moisture Problems
• How to Build a Solar Wood Dryer for Firewood
• Fuelwood Characteristics of Northwestern Conifers and Hardwoods
• Finish Lines Publications from the US Forest Products Laboratory
  
  • Why House Paint Fails
  • Paint, Stain, Varnish or Preservative, it's Your Choice
  • Finishes for Wood Decks
  • Finishes for Wood Bowls, Butcher Blocks, and Other Items Used for Food
  • Wood Shakes and Shingles for Roof Applications: Tips for Longer Life
  • Solid Color Stains on Western Redcedar and Redwood Siding

Designing & Building with Wood

• Ask a Timber Engineer
• US Forest Products Lab - Advanced Housing Research Initiative
• Wood Handbook: Wood as an Engineering Material
• Oregon Building Codes
• American Wood Council
• Partnership for Advanced Technology in Housing
• Lumber Grading - the American Lumber Standard Committee

Wood Drying/ Seasoning

• Drying Wood
• USDA Dry Kiln Operator's Manual
• Air Drying of Lumber (US Forest Products Lab)
• Air- and Shed-Drying Lumber (OSU Extension Service)
• Drying Hardwood Lumber (US Forest Products Lab)
• Use of PEG (polyethylene glycol) to stabilize wood
• "Wood.xls" - An MS Excel program to estimate shrink/ swell in wood.
• Solar Kiln Information
  
  • OSU Mobile Demonstration Solar Kiln
    
  • Solar Drying Basics
  • Solar Kiln Plans
• Dehumidification Kiln Information 
  
  • Dehumidification Drying for Small Woodworking Firms and Hobbyists

Wood Durability & Preservation

• Natural Durability of Wood: A Worldwide Checklist of Species
• Utility Pole Research Cooperative
• Wood Pole Maintenance Manual
• Service Life of Treated and Untreated Fence Posts
• Wood Preservation and Wood Products Treatment Manual
• Heat Treatment of Wood Packaging Materials
• Mold and Indoor Air Quality
• Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA) treated wood

Wood and the Environment

• Life Cycle Analysis
• Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials (CORRIM) Fact Sheets
  
  • #1 - Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials (CORRIM)
  • #2 - CORRIM Report on Environmental Performance Measures for Renewable Building Materials
  • #3 - The Role of Northwest Forests and Forest Management on Carbon Storage
  • #4 - Reducing Environmental Consequences of Residential Construction through Product Selection and Design
• Woodworks