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1	THE PRACTICAL SIDE OF WOOD SCIENCE AND TIMBER TECHNOLOGY: IMPLICATIONS OF A LACK OF KNOWLEDGE
2	THE PRACTICAL SIDE OF WOOD SCIENCE AND TIMBER TECHNOLOGY: IMPLICATIONS OF A LACK OF KNOWLEDGE
3	…and I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste…
4	…and I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste…
5	…and I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste…
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9	Straight-grained, but less “interesting” wood: more useful for construction
10	Sunlight helps us to SEE: but it can affect the colour of wood
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14	WOOD grows on TREES!
15	WOOD grows on TREES!
16	Branches cause KNOTS – which may be a problem in Structural Timbers
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20	Be “suspicious” of wood that’s got blue, black or whitish deposits on the surface!
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22	Even slight magnification helps us to SEE so much more, and to make judgments about the Wood
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24	…and I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste…
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29	Musical Instruments are frequently made from Wood: which is both attractive and resonant
30	…and I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste…
31	Pine resin has a very pleasant aroma
32	Some things don’t smell very nice at all…
33	Some things don’t smell very nice at all…
34	Mouldy Wood often has a “musty” or “mushroomy” smell to it
35	TOUCH
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37	All timbers have texture - which influences what they are best used for
38	Slow-grown Softwoods have a much more “even” and “solid” texture
39	Feel the whitish stuff on the surface...
40	Feel the whitish stuff on the surface... Is it slimy?
41	Feel the whitish stuff on the surface... Is it slimy? Or is it sticky?
42	Dried Resin on the surface of Pine can appear as whitish patches
43	TASTE
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45	Whitish deposits on timber may be Salts left there from past leaks
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51	What are these timbers’ Moisture Contents?
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53	“EMC” is the only “correct” Moisture Content for any timber in service
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56	…it’s a collection of Circuit Boards that measures electricity!
57	The tiny, uninsulated pins that are supplied as part of the Meter are often worse than useless
58	For greatest accuracy, we need to use a Hammer Probe with long, insulated pins…
59	For greatest accuracy, we need to use a Hammer Probe with long, insulated pins…
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