Wood and paper
By: B.J. Knapp
Series: Materials science -- v. 3; NATO conference series -- v. 3.
Publisher: Atlantic Europe
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Henley-on-Thames
Language: eng
Number of pages: 72
ISBN-13: 9781862143173
Subjects: Wood; Juvenile literature; Paper
Table of contents: title: Introduction: The value of wood; title: Wood as a practical material; title: Wood as a decorative material; title: What is wood?: Wood is made of cells; title: The parts of a tree; title: Kinds of wood; title: Cutting a tree for its grain; title: Knots; title: Properties of wood: Wood density; title: Changes in size and density with water; title: The strength of wood; title: Insulating and flame-resisting properties of wood; title: Wood and electricity; title: Wood and sound; title: Processing the trees: Harvesting and transportation; title: Tree products; title: Processing wood for special products; title: Paper: How paper is made; title: The stages of papermaking from wood; title: Types of finished paper; title: Recycling paper.