by David Herries | Aug 28, 2015 | Harvesting, Log Defect Measurement, Logmaker Auditing, STICKS, Value Recovery
Designing cutting instructions for harvesters is still something many forest owners and managers in New Zealand and Australia are still learning. Part of this learning is the use of Simulators from the harvester machine manufacturers. By using a simulator to help in...
by David Herries | Sep 17, 2010 | Forest Health, Forest Inventory, Log Defect Measurement
Interpine implement external resin bleeding scoring in most of forest inventory operations, to assist with assessment of internal wood quality. Introduction to Resin Coding Assessment A series of studies have confirmed clear links between external resin on the bark of...
by Martin Lusk | Sep 7, 2007 | Log Defect Measurement
A number of stem or log attributes are recognised and/or measured during log-making (bucking of logs within a stem). One of these is a “spike knot”. Spikes knots are the result of acutely angled branches. So in essence they are just a normal branch which...
by Martin Lusk | Nov 7, 2005 | Acoustic Wood Testing, Log Defect Measurement, Log Structural Assessment
The use of acoustic technology has been recognized as an accurate, precise, and efficient means by which wood quality can be quantifiably measured (www.metriguard.com/fiber.htm ; Rippy 1998; Baldwin 1995). However, the process of measuring wood quality at the log...
by David Herries | Jun 14, 0201 | Log Defect Measurement, Logmaker Auditing, Value Recovery
A short profile of a published paper by Hamish Marshall and associates on measurement errors associated with mechanical harvesters. Hamish leads Interpine research and development team since 2008. Evaluation of the economic impacts of length and diameter measurement...
