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Quality Drying of Softwood Lumber

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A publication from the Forest Service in PDF format. August 22, 2003

Guidebook-Checklist

R. Sidney Boone
Michael R. Milota
Jeanne D. Danielson
Dean W. Huber

United States Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
Forest Products Laboratory

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Quality Drying of Softwood Lumber (178 KB)

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