{"id":2960,"date":"2021-10-12T13:49:08","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T13:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/cwst\/?p=2960"},"modified":"2021-10-12T13:49:10","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T13:49:10","slug":"timber-grading-explained-with-plums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/cwst\/timber-grading-explained-with-plums\/","title":{"rendered":"Timber grading explained with plums"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What do plums and wood have in common? Probably more than you thought. In this video Marlene Cramer explains the basic idea of timber grading using plums. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You do not need your own plums, but it may enhance your experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gDXAj8VIqg4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want to find out more, you can read <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/cwst\/quick-summary-timber-strength-grading\/\">this quick summary of timber grading<\/a> or go right into the detail with the <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s00107-016-1034-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">journal paper &#8220;Strength grading of sawn timber in Europe: an explanation for engineers and researchers&#8221;<\/a>. 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