HOTLIST: Internet Resource List

Equilibrium Moisture Content (EMC) in Timbers (QFRI Timber Note 23) www.forests.qld.gov.au/library/tn23.pdf Background information on EMC and details on the indoor and outdoor EMC for the two Queensland zones. Very useful information for those who regularly work with and apply finish to wood.

Exterior Timber: why paint? (QFRI Timber Note 18) www.forests.qld.gov.au/library/tn18.pdf The two agencies that break down exposed timber are: moisture changes; and ultraviolet light. Background information on finishes that can provide protection against these two agencies.

Forests in Queensland (Australia) www.forests.qld.gov.au/ (education, forest products, research, libraries & links)

Forest Products Industry in Australia www.anu.edu.au/Forestry/wood/fp/fp.html The forest products industries are Australia's second largest manufacturing industry. This site is a compilation of undergraduate student work at the Australian National University.

Timber Building in Australia oak.arch.utas.edu.au/default.htm (Species properties database, veneers, plywood, selection criteria for building materials)

Timbers for Carving & Turning (QFRI Timber Note 22) www.forests.qld.gov.au/library/tn22.pdf The most important factors in selecting suitable wood for turning are: density, colour, figure, ease of working and availability. This is a four page document (in Adobe pdf format) that gives background information and lists Queensland timbers suitable for turning.

United Nations Food & Agriculture Organisation: Forestry www.fao.org/forestry/ (committed to making accurate, up-to-date forestry information available as widely as possible. detailed country & subject index)

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