A Guide To Hardwood Grading

Excerpt from A Guide to Hardwood Log Grading This third printing of the guide (the second was in 1965) has been updated and revised in the light of recent research findings. The text and illustra tions have been clarified to make this guide easier to understand and the application of the various log classifying and grading systems more efficient and accurate. The authors gratefully acknowledge the helpful comments and suggestions of Forest Service log grade specialists R. L. Brisbin, R. D. Carpenter, L. F. Hanks, M. D. Ostrander (retired), and J. A. Putnam (retired). About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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