Shortcourses

UPCOMING SHORTCOURSES

Solar Lumber Drying Short Course

May 15-16, 2002

The Tennessee Forest Products Center is offering the first short course specifically targeted towards the solar drying of lumber. The two day-day program scheduled for May 15-16, 2002 will be held at the Tennessee Forest Products Center, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN. Instructors for this course are Dr. Brian Bond of the University of Tennessee and Dr. Fred Lamb of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.. Specific Topics include: understanding wood and how it dries, drying stresses in wood, relationships between temperature, relative humidity and equilibrium moisture content, air-drying methods, monitoring the drying process, moisture meters, systems for drying wood, solar kiln design, operation of solar kilns, auxiliary heating methods for solar kilns, controlling the drying process in a solar kiln, and prevention of drying defects.

For additional information or registration materials please contact Brian Bond at the Tennessee Forest Products Center, University of Tennessee, at Tel: (865) 946-1121; Fax(865) 946-1109; Email: bbond7@utk.edu; webpage: http://web.utk.edu/~tfpc.

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PAST SHORTCOURSES

Hardwood Lumber Grading and Grade Optimization Workshop

January 23^rd-25^th, 2002

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4th Annual Basics of Hardwood Lumber Drying Course
March 7^th-9^th, 2001
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Tennessee Valley Dry Kiln Association
Spring Meeting, March 15^th-16^th, 2001
Morristown, TN
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Wood Technology: What manufactures should know about wood
December 6, 2000

Why is wood technology training important to you?

Why does wood shrink with moisture changes? Can I determine how much shrinkage will occur? How do wood properties effect machining? What insects are attacking the wood in our shop? My glue joints are failing, why? If you don’t know the answers to these questions then this is the course for you!

Purpose

The one-day course is designed to assist managers, quality personnel, and employees in wood manufacturing industries with technical information to help them in decisions regarding the handling and processing of wood.

Wood Identification for the Professional and the Hobbyist
December 7, 2000

Having trouble differentiating between species? Not sure if your supplier is sending you the right material? Are you getting some other species mixed in with your purchases? Need to know what other species could be substituted for your current raw material? Would you like to know more about identifying wood?

This short course provides an overview of how to identify domestic hardwoods and softwoods. The course will cover the basic anatomy of hardwoods and softwoods, and both macro and microscopic techniques used in wood identification.

For additional information or registration materials please contact Brian Bond at the University of Tennessee, Wood Products Extension at Tel: 865.974.7991, Email:bbond7@utk.edu