Strength grading of timber explained
The paper “Strength grading of sawn timber in Europe: an explanation for engineers and researchers” by Dan Ridley-Ellis, Peter Stapel and Vanesa Baño is now published (online […]
Month: March 2016
Forestry careers in 60 seconds
This new video, produced by the Institute of Chartered Foresters (ICF) and sponsored by Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS), aims to show young people the diversity […]
Our forests, our people
Yesterday (March 21st) was International Day of Forests so this is a slightly belated post. Forests cover one third of the Earth’s land mass, performing […]
EN 336 and UK customary sizes
The UK National Annex to EN336 is to be reinstated. Is the list of commonly available sizes (see below) still current? Send any comments to […]
World wood day
World Wood Day is a cultural event celebrated annually on March 21st to highlight wood as an eco-friendly and renewable biomaterial and to raise awareness […]
Alternative species – project update
Work is continuing on the alternative “minor” species project which is looking at properties of different species grown in Scotland. 12 logs of Grand fir (Abies […]
Jim and Spencer explain #2
The second video in the Jim and Spencer explain series is now online. Jim Coulson, a board member of the Wood Technology Society (IOM3), is […]
The mysterious “TG1”
This week, the committee known as “TG1” met to evaluate some new settings for machine grading and visual grading assignments for EN1912. TG1 stands, simply, […]
Wood MusICK training school – reminder
The COST Action Wood MusICK, has a Training School on Organology which will take place at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam on 12-15 April 2016. The aim of […]
Jim and Spencer explain
Jim Coulson, a board member of the Wood Technology Society (IOM3), has started to make some short videos about wood with his grandson Spencer. In […]