Wood properties affecting finish service life

Published Date
March 2000, Volume 72, Issue 902, pp 35–42

Title 
Wood properties affecting finish service life

R. Sam Williams, 

Charles Jourdain, 

George I. Daisey, 

Robert W. Springate

Educational Feature

DOI: 10.1007/BF02698003

Cite this article as: 

Williams, R.S., Jourdain, C., Daisey, G.I. et al. Journal of Coatings Technology (2000) 72: 35. doi:10.1007/BF02698003

Abstract

Wood is a biological material that has widely different properties depending on species, geographic area where the tree grew, the growth conditions, size of the tree at harvest, sawing, and other manufacturing processes. Some of the more important wood properties as they relate to wood finishing are discussed, e.g., growth rate, density, knots, extractives, juvenile wood, grain orientation, and weathering characteristics.

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