Wood Focus

Issue number 17 Autumn 2007

Contents:

IWSc Annual Conference

Notes from the new Director

Wood Awards Winners

Wood vs Plasic pallets, timcon

Great storm of 1987

What is dendochronology? Richard Harris

EU condemns Burma repression

The times they are a'changing, Rupert Scott

IWSc course results

Redefinition of IWSc membership grades

American black walnut

A message from the President - Geoff Taylor

New membership benefit

WISc at Interbuild 2007

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Issue number 16 Spring 2007

Contents:

Who's who at Headquarters

Changes of editor

Fire Doors - Ask the experts

Sculpture sur Bois, David Woodbridge

Capricorn Timber

Whitewood Prices in 2006 - a snap shot, Andrew J True

Timcon Services Offering Accelerates During 2006

A mechanical Deterioration of Wood and Furniture objects due to the impact of the environment, Nigel Bamforth

Strength Grading: Plus Ca Change, Jim Coulson

A new source of energy from an old friend, Andrew J True

AHEC meets need for Knowledge with Grading Seminar at BCC

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Issue number 15 Autumn 2006

Contents:

All change at the institute

The Wood Awards

TTJ Awards 2006

Unsung Heroes, David Woodbridge

9th World Conference on Timber Engineering Portland Oregon 2006, Martin P Ansell

IWSc Conference Report 2006

Scaffold Boards - Their grading and use in the UK, Jim Coulson

The Savill Building, Steve Corbett

Timber Packaging Procurement

IWSc Stand at Timber Show

Christine Bradshaw retires

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Issue number 14 Spring 2006

Contents:

Details of the Annual Conference 2006

Report on the 2005 Conference

Factory finished boards

Meeting the growing demand for sustained timber, Martin Gale

The Wales Millennium Centre , Rob Firman

Company Profile - Whitmore Timber Co Ltd

An Alpine Rescue, David Woodbridge

The mouse, the elephant and computer, Prof. Phillip Evans

Ficus trees; innovative uses for timber

Reflections on 50 years, Clive B. Glossop

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Issue number 13 Autumn 2005

Main articles:

50 Years!, John Brazier

Skill wins the 2005 Wood Awards

Structural Design in American Hardwoods - New Research Published from AHEC

Terms & Tolerances, Paul Sharphouse

Framing a Zero Energy Development, Matthew Hoad

Premier Forest Products company profile

Making the Grade (grading UK grown hardwoods), Peter Wilson

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Issue number 12 Spring 2005

Main articles:

Award Winning Buildings by Hopkins Architects (2004 conference paper, James Greaves, director, Hopkins Architects)

Master Carpenter, Matthew Hoad

Crown Timber company profile

High Temperature Drying, Justin Peackham

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Issue number 11 Autumn 2004

Main articles:

National Conference 2004 report

ThermoWood, Duncan Mayes

Cedar Shingles, Christian Brash

The Wood Awards 2004

IWSc President's trip to Australia, Jim Coulson

8th World Conference on Timber Engineering

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Issue number 10 Spring 2004

Main articles:

National Conference 2004 a preview

British Columbia Tmber, Matthew Hoad RIBA AIWSc

WoodHeart and ThermoWood, David Woodbridge prepared from a paper by Duncan Mayes

A decade of forest certification, Rupert Oliver

The new Institute of Wood Science Certificate Course

Tree recognition quiz

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Issue number 9 Autumn 2003

Main articles:

National Conference 2003

Issues concerning the use of arsenic in treated timber, Mike Connell

Centre for Timber Engineering Advisory Board Meeting, Report by Dr. Martin Ansell

European Redwood for Specialist and Conservation Use

Trees and their Products in the Bible

Career and Training Profile, Kevin Cooksley

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Issue number 8 Spring 2003

Main articles:

The New Director - A Profile

The Delight Factor, Peter Ross

The Use of Arsenic in Treated Timber, Gordon Ewbank

Profile: Weyerhaeuser Europe Ltd.

Profile: The Green Oak Carpentry Company Ltd.

Reflection on the last ten years, David Woodbridge

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Issue number 7 Autumn 2002

Main articles:

The Foundation Course - One Year On, David Woodbridge

CE Marking of Timber, E Van der Straeten

Training Courses, E Van der Straeten

2002 Convention, David Woodbridge

Profile: AHEC in Europe

Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, Richard Harris

Forest Tour, Canada, David Woodbridge

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Issue number 6 Spring 2002

Main articles:

Making the Grade - Dry Graded Structural Timber, Anne McDonald

Structural Plywood - Getting it Right, Anne McDonald

Conference Report, Annual Conference 2001, David Woodbridge

Sweet Chestnut - A New Role for the Future?, Nigel Braden

Company Profile: Sykes Timber

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Issue number 5 Autumn 2001

Main articles:

Did that wood really come from cedar? Chuck Holder

Heat Treatment of Timber, Petteri Tomiainien

Western Red Cedar, Geoff Taylor AIWSc

Flexibility of Choice is the Key

Company Profile: The Timbmet Group

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Issue number 4 Spring 2001

Main articles:

Framing up for the Future, Alisdair and Neil Stephen

Repair of Historic Joinery, Joseph Bispham MSc (Conservation) AIWSc

Boron as a Wood Preservative, David E Woodbridge FIWSc

Company Profile: SCA Timber (UK) Ltd

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Issue number 3 Autumn 2000

Main articles:

Woodexperts.com, Jim Coulson AIWSc

Fire Doors and the BWF Certfire Scheme, Stuart Faulkner CMIWSc

Touring an Automated Sawmill in NW USA, Alan Brooks

Convention and Study Tour 2000, Report David WoodbridgeFIWSc

Timber Decking, Dr Paul Newman

A Visit to the Chinese Institute of Forestry, Carolyn Woodbridge

Company Profile: S Silverman and Son (Importers) Ltd

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Issue number 2 Spring 2000

Main articles:

Onwards and Upwards? A timber frame update, David Scott Timber and Brick Consortium

USA Timber-Bridge Construction (part two) Professor Richard M. Gutkowski

Risks from unregulated plywood, Duncan King AIWSc APA

Spruce in North America, a review, Alan Brooks editor of World of Wood

TRADA, The Technical Consultant, Richard White AIWSc of TRADA Technology Ltd

Company Profile: George Walker (Syston) Ltd, Sawmills

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Issue number 1 Autumn 1999

Main articles:

Why Spruce, Dr. John Brazier FIWSc

USA Timber-Bridge Construction (part one), Professor Richard M. Gutkowski

Raising the Performance Standard for Coated Timber, Geoff Taylor AIWSc of Ronseal Trade

Company Profile: Carvers of Wolverhampton

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