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Wood Products

Chipboard

Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT)

Fibreboards and Hardboards

Glulam

Hardwoods

I-joists and composite elements

Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL)

Medium Density Fibreboard (MDF)

Modified Wood

Oriented Strand Board (OSB)

Paper Making

Plywood

Pulping

Softwoods

Wood Plastic Composites (WPCs)

Wood Distillates

 

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All About Wood

Follow the links below for more information on the following topics:

Wood as a Material

Wood Products

Using Wood

Timber Species 

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Essential Reading

Wood Under The Microscope

Wood Science Snippets

Talking Timber

 

 

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