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  2. History of the lumber industry in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Gross Income, Net Profits, Production, and price index in the Lumber Industry 1920 -1934 [57] Year Gross Income (In Millions Dollar) Net Profit (In Millions Dollar) Production (In Board feet) (In Millions) Wholesale Price Index (1926=100) 1920 3,312 N/A 35,000 N/A 1922 2,402 167 35,250 N/A 1924 2,835 132 39,500 99.3 1926 3,069 117 39,750 100.0 1928

  3. Official Board Markets - Wikipedia

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    Commonly known as the Yellow Sheet, [1] the magazine was launched in 1925. [2] It was used as a standard for both transacted containerboard pricing (linerboard and medium) and multiple grades of recovered paper stock pricing. [3] [4] It was also used to track linerboard prices as an economic indicator. [5]

  4. Firewood - Wikipedia

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    The volume of a face cord or a rick [29] depends on the length of the logs that are stacked in a 4 by 8 ft (1.22 by 2.44 m) pile. When 16 in (41 cm) logs are used, the volume is 42 + 2 ⁄ 3 cubic feet (1.21 m 3) which is one third of a full or bush cord stack of wood. [28]

  5. Hoppus - Wikipedia

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    It is still used in the hardwood trade in some countries. This volume measurement was developed to estimate what volume of a round log would be usable timber after processing, in effect attempting to ‘square’ the log and allow for waste. The hoppus ton (HT) was also a traditionally used unit of volume in British forestry. One hoppus ton is ...

  6. Stimson Lumber Company - Wikipedia

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    In 1987, the company donated the log used to create the Chief Kno-Tah sculpture in Shute Park in Hillsboro. [4] The company sold a property to Metro in 2008 in the Chehalem Mountains that was turned into Chehalem Ridge Nature Park. [5] In 2020, the company's mill at Gaston was fined for air poluition. [6]

  7. Table saw - Wikipedia

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    Cabinet saws have an easily replaceable insert around the blade in the table top allowing the use of zero-clearance inserts, which greatly reduce tear out on the bottom of the workpiece. It is common for this type of saw to be equipped with a table extension that increases ripping capacity for sheet goods to 50 inches (1.3 m).

  8. Coconut timber - Wikipedia

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    Coconut logs in Klaten, Java, Indonesia. Coconut timber is a hardwood-substitute from coconut palm trees. It is referred to in the Philippines as coconut lumber, or coco lumber, and elsewhere additionally as cocowood [1] or red palm. [2] It is a new timber resource that comes from plantation crops and offers an alternative to rainforest timber.

  9. Lincoln Logs - Wikipedia

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    Lincoln Logs are an American children's construction toy consisting of square-notched miniature lightweight logs used to build small forts and buildings. They were invented around 1916 by John Lloyd Wright, second son of well-known architect Frank Lloyd Wright. [1] Lincoln Logs were inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in 1999.