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A Brief History of Forestry in Europe, the United States and Other Countries (Toronto, 1911) Hidy, R. W. et al. Timber and Men: The Weyerhauser Story (1964). Miller, Char, ed. American Forests: Nature, Culture, and Politics (UP of Kansas, 1997). Pyne, Stephen. Fire in America: A Cultural History of Wildland and Rural Fire (Princeton UP, 1982 ...
Apart from structural wood preservation measures, there are a number of different chemical preservatives and processes (also known as timber treatment, lumber treatment or pressure treatment) that can extend the life of wood, timber, and their associated products, including engineered wood. These generally increase the durability and resistance ...
Timber physics, timber testing, and the pulp, paper and wood preservation labs moved into the first floor. Wood chemistry and wood distillation labs were on the second floor. [2] The whole initially employed forty-five researchers. [4] For a few years the lab at Madison remained the world's only institution dedicated to research on wood and its ...
The policy angered colonialists and the Pine Tree Riot of 1772 was one of the grievances of the American Revolution. [7] In 1891 the Forest Reserve Act was passed by Congress, after pressure from John Muir. It facilitated the formation of the National Forest System. [8] After 1900, Gifford Pinchot led a movement of conservation. Pinchot made ...
The five common chemical agents that damage wood are: Light – Creates a chemical reaction within the cell walls of wood, leading to a change in color or texture; Acids – Cause wood to become brittle. Alkalies – Cause the fibers of the wood to separate and break down. Salts – Similar to alkalies, salts break down the fibers of wood.
America had its own conservation movement in the 19th century, most often characterized by George Perkins Marsh, author of Man and Nature.The expedition into northwest Wyoming in 1871 led by F. V. Hayden and accompanied by photographer William Henry Jackson provided the imagery needed to substantiate rumors about the grandeur of the Yellowstone region, and resulted in the creation of ...
The minimization of deterioration (preservation); The consolidation (stabilization) of artifacts as they currently exist; Repair/replacement (compensation or restoration) of existing damage. American sideboard, late 18th century, Honolulu Museum of Art, 3407.1. Preventive conservation is the form of conservation recognized here with furniture care.
Balloon framing originated in the American Mid-west near Chicago in the 1830s. It is a rare type of American historic carpentry which was exported from America. Balloon framing is very important in history as the beginning of the transition away from the centuries-long method of timber framing to the common types of wood framing now in use.