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(Numbers in parenthesis – Old publication number) Bulletin of Hardwood Market Statistics: 2006 (Akers) Bulletin of Hardwood Market Statistics: 2005 (Akers) ___ Bulletin of Hardwood Market Statistics: 1989 - 2000 2009 PUBLICATIONS 717 Ohio Roundwood Utilization by the Timber Industry in 2006 (Wiedenbeck, Sabula) 716 Evolution of Tomography for Tree Decay Detection (Liang, Wang, Wiedenbeck, Cai, Fu) 715 A Comparison of Kiln-drying Schedules and Quality Outcomes for 4/4-thickness Black Cherry Lumber Sawn from Small-diameter Logs (Scholl, Wiedenbeck, Blankhorn, Ray, Stover, Beakler) 714 Attitudes of Residents Toward Street Trees on Four Streets in Toledo, Ohio, U.S. Before Removal of Ash Trees (Fraxinus Spp.) from Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis) (Heimlich, Sydnor, Bumgardner, O’Brien) 713 Procrdures Used to Estimate Hardwood Lumber Consumption from 1963 to 2002 (Luppold, Bumgardner) 712 Regional Analysis of Hardwood Lumber Production: 1963-2005 (Luppold, Bumgardner) 711 The Influence of Cutting-bill Requirements on Lumber Yield Using a Fractional-Factorial Design Part II. Correlation And Number of Part Sizes (Buehlmann, Kline, Wiedenbeck, Noble) 710 The Influence of Cutting-bill Requirements on Lumber Yield Using a Fractional-Factorial Design Part I. Linearity and Least Squares (Buehlmann, Kline, Wiedenbeck, Noble) 2008 PUBLICATIONS 709 Defect Detection in Hardwood Logs Using High Resolution Laser Scan Data (Thomas, Thomas, Shaffer) 708 Pennsylvania Roundwood Purchases and Movements by Origin and Destination (Murphy, Smith, Hansen) 707 Forty Years of Hardwood Consumption: 1963 to 2002 (Luppold, Bumgardner) 706 Landowner Willingness to Engage in Long-term Timber Leases in West Virginia, USA (McGill, Grushecky, Moss, Pierskalla, Schuler) 705 Validation of the Standardized and Simplified Cutting Bill (Buehlmann, Kline, Wiedenbeck, Noble) 704 U.S. Hardwood Lumber Production: 1963 to 2003 (Luppold, Bumgardner) 703 The Amish Furniture Cluster in Ohio: Competitive Factors and Wood Use Estimates (Bumgardner, Romig, Luppold) 702 Consumer Ring Count and Grain Texture Preferences of Selected Eastern United States Hardwoods (Alderman, Bumgardner, Bowe, Brinberg)

701 Exploring Research Priorities for the North American Hardwood Industry (Brinberg, Kline, Alderman, Cesa, Milauskas, Walthousen, Wiedenbeck) 700 Changes in the Appalachian Forest (Luppold) 699 Hardwood Lumber Demand: 1963 to 2002 (Luppold, Bumgardner) 698 Is the Current Poor Market for Hardwood Lumber in North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia Temporary? (Luppold, Bumgardner) 697 Barely Surviving or Thriving – How is Ohio’s Sawmill Industry Faring? (Sabula, Wiedenbeck) 696 The Role of Quality in Hardwood Products Processing – on CD (Lamb, Wiedenbeck, Steele, Baumgras) 695 Wood Use by Ohio’s Amish (Bumgardner, Romig, Luppold) 694 Forest Economist Explores Trends and Biz Opportunities (Part 11) (Schuler) 693 Forest Economist Explains Housing Slump, Identifies Bright Spots and Biz Opportunities (Part I) (Schuler) 692 PredictingInternal Yellow-Poplar Defect Features Using Surface Indicators (Thomas) 691 Creating Standardized and Simplified Cutting Bill Using Group Technology (Buehlmann, Wiedenbeck, Noble, Kline) 2007 PUBLICATIONS 690 Two Eras of Globilization and Hardwood Sawtimber Demand (Luppold, Bumgardner) 689 Regional Shifts in Hardwood Lumber Production: 1984 to 2003 (Luppold, Bumgardner) 688 Changes in the Distribution and Size of Hardwood Sawmills in Tennessee, 1989 to 2000 (Luppold, Bumgardner) 687 Acoustic Assessment of Stress Level and Potential Wood Quality of Logs Affected by Oak Decline (Wang, Stelzer, Wiedenbeck, Ross) 686 Evaluating Selected Demographic Factors Related to Consumer Preferences for Furniture from Commerical and from Underutilized Species (Nicholls, Bumgardner) 685 Influence of Demographic Characteristics on Production Practices within the Ohio Maple Syrup Industry (Graham, Goebel, Heiligmann, Bumgardner) 684 Hardwood Lumber Supply Chain: Current Status and Market Opportunities (Buehlmann, Bumgardner, Schuler, Barford) 683 Eastern White Pine Secondary Manufacturers: Consumption, Markets, and Marketing (Alderman, Smith, Bowe) 682 Eastern White Pine: Production, Markets, and Marketing of Primary Manufacturers (Alderman, Duvall, Smith, Bowe) 681 From a Social Marketing Perspective: A Proposed Customer Relationship Management Technology Transfer (Alderman, Nakamoto, Brinberg) 680 Implementation of a Real-Time Statistical Process Control System in Hardwood Sawmills (Young, Bond, Wiedenbeck) 679 Understanding Perception of Wood Household Furniture: Application of a Policy Capturing Approach (Brinberg, Bumgardner, Daniloski)

678 U.S. Hardwood Lumber Demand: 1963 to 2002 (Luppold, Bumgardner) 677 Increasing Global Demand Benefits Value-Added Trade, but Downturn in US Housing Hurts Engineered Products: Value-Added Wood Products Markets, 2006-2007 (Adair, Schuler) 676 United States Housing Downturn Affecting Many Countries – Positive Trends in European Housing: Economic Developments Affecting Forest Product Markets, 2006-2007 (Schuler, Adair) 675 White Pine Production and Utilization in the Eastern United States (Smith, Duvall, Rappold, Alderman) 674 An Assessment of Hardwood Lumber Markets in China (Bowe, Bumgardner, Wang) 673 Can Smaller Diameter Hardwood Logs be Profitably Sawn Into Lumber? (Scholl, Wiedenbeck, Blankenhorn) 672 The Occurrence of Log Ellipticality in Hardwoods and Its Impact on Lumber Value and Volume Recovery (Bond, Wiedenbeck, Ese-etame) 671 Current Trends in the U.S. Wood Flooring Industry (Bond, Bumgardner, Espinoza) 670 Acoustic Assessment of Stress Level and Potential Wood Quality of Logs Affected by Oak Decline (Wang, Stelzer, Wiedenbeck, Ross) 669 Using External High-Resolution Log Scanning to Determine Internal Defect Characteristics (Thomas, Thomas, Shaffer, Mili) 668 Assessing Veneer Log Quality Attributes (Alderman, Brinberg, Goodykoontz) 667 Examination of Lumber Price Trends for Major Hardwood Species (Luppold, Bumgardner) 666 Impact of Elliptical Shaped Red Oak Logs on Lumber Grade and Volume Recovery (Rappold, Bond, Wiedenbeck, Ese-Etame) 665 The U.S. Furniture Industry: Yesterday and Today … Will There Be a Tomorrow? Part 2 “Operating Strategies for U.S. Furniture Manufacturers (Schuler, Lawser) 664 The U.S. Furniture Industry: Yesterday and Today … Will There Be a Tomorrow? (Schuler, Lawser) 663 Influence of Species on Site Selection and Timber Removal: A Case Study for West Virginia (Luppold, Alderman) 662 Two Eras of Globalization and Hardwood Sawtimber Demand (Luppold, Bumgardner) 661 Yield Implications of Global versus Local Process Optimization in Rip-First Rough Mills (Thomas, Buehlmann) 660 Automated Detection of Severe Surface Defects on Barked Hardwood Logs (Thomas, Shaffer, Mili, Thomas) 659 Wood Residue Utilization in Pennsylvania: 1988 vs. 2003 (Murphy, Smith, Wiedenbeck) 658 Assessing the Impacts of Global Competition on the Appalachian Hardwood Industry (Buehlmann, Bumgardner, Schuler, Barford) 657 Attitudes of U.S. Retailers Toward China, Canada, and the United States as Manufacturing Sources for Furniture: An Assessment of Competitive Priorities (Buehlmann, Bumgardner, Lihra, Frye) 656 Does Overlength Impact Drying Quality and Rough Mill Yield? (Bond, Wiedenbeck) 655 Effects of Species Information and Furniture Price on Consumer Preferences for Selected Woods (Bumgardner, Nicholls, Donovan)

2006 PUBLICATIONS 654 The Potential Economic Impacts of Emerald Ash Borer on Ohio, U.S., Communities (Sydnor, Bumgardner, Todd) 653 Small-Diameter Timber Utilization in Wisconsin: A Case Study of Four Counties (Bowe, Bumgardner) 652 Production Supervisor Impacts on Subordinates’ Safety Outcomes: An Investigation of Leader-Member Exchange and Safety Communication (Michael, Guo, Wiedenbeck, Ray) 651 Defect Detection on Hardwood Logs Using Laser Scanning (Thomas, Mili, Thomas, Shaffer) 650 Study of Overlength on Red Oak Lumber Drying Quality and Rough Mill Yield (Bond, Wiedenbeck) 649 Association of Ring Shake in Eastern Hemlock with Tree Attributes (Brown, Sendak) 648 Immigration, Labor Shortages & U.S. Construction Markets (Schuler) 647 HW Buck for Windows: The Optimal Hardwood Log Bucking Decision Simulator with Expanded Capabilities (Pickens, Noble, Orr, Araman, Baumgras, Steele) 646 Intensive Hardwood Log Bucker Training Using HW Buck Dramatically Improves Value Recovery (Pickens, Everett, Noble, Baumgras, Araman, Waniger, Steele) 645 Market Shifts: Assessing Changes in Hardwood Demand (Bumgardner) 644 Economic Environment: Worldwide Demographic Trends: Competitive Strategies for High-Wage Countries (Schuler) 643 Construction Sector Developments…North America (Schuler) 642 North American Engineered Wood Product Markets (Adair, Schuler) 641 Benchmarking Performance Measurement and Lean Manufacturing in the Rough Mill (Cumbo Kline, Bumgardner) 640 Influence of Markets and Forest Composition on Lumber Production in Pennsylvania (Luppold, Bumgardner) 639 Rough Mill Simulator Version 3.0: An Analysis Tool for Refining Rough Mill Operations (Thomas, Weiss) 638 Decline in the U.S. Furniture Industry: A Case Study of the Impacts to the Hardwood Lumber Supply Chain (Grushecky, Buehlmann, Schuler, Luppold, Cesa) 637 Economic Environment: Shifting Markets Create Opportunities for Diversified Building Material Suppliers (Schuler) 636 The Lean Index: Operational “Lean” Metrics for the Wood Products Industry (Ray, Zuo, Michael, Wiedenbeck) 635 Maple Syrup Production in Ohio and the Impact of Ohio State University (OSU) Extension Programming (Graham, Goebel, Heiligmann, Bumgardner) 634 Are We Transitioning from an Era of Oak to an Era of Maple? (Luppold and Bumgardner) 633 The Influence of Species on Site Selection and Timber Removal in West Virginia (Luppold and Alderman) 632 Survey Techniques for Assessing Public Preferences for Alternate Silvicultural Treatments in the Adirondacks (Dennis, Twery, Rechlin, Hansen)

631 Make Log Yield Analysis Part of Your Daily Routine (Wiedenbeck, Palmer, Mayer) 630 Evaluation of Furniture Retailer Ordering Decisions in the United States (Buehlmann, Bumgardner) 629 Economic Environment: Construction Markets & Building Material Prices: How Strong is the Relationship? (Schuler) 628 West Virginia Timber Product Output, 2000 (Hansen, Murriner, Baker, Akers) 627 Nondestructive Evaluation of Incipient Decay in Hardwood Logs (Wang, Wiedenbeck, Ross etc.) 626 What Do Regional Changes in Lumber Production Tell Us about Future Competitiveness? (Luppold) 625 Examination of Regional Hardwood Roundwood Markets in West Virginia (Alderman, Luppold – FPJ) 2005 PUBLICATIONS 624a Can Past Price Trends Tell Us Anything about the Future? (Luppold, Bumgardner) 624 Avoiding Spurious Conclusions from Forest Service Estimates of Timber Volume, Growth, Removal and Mortality (Luppold, McWilliams) 623 Cost of Sawing Timber (COST) Module Version 1.0 of Windows (Palmer, Wiedenbeck, Mayer) 622 Strategies for Survival in a Rapidly Changing Forest Products Industry (Schuler, Adair, Winistorfer) 621 Economic Environment: Housing Bubbles: No National Bubble, Some Regions Vulnerable (Schuler) 620 Continuous Sawmill Studies: Protocols, Practices, and Profits (Mayer, Wiedenbeck) 619 ROMI-3: Rough-Mill Simulator Version 3.0: User’s Guide (Weiss, Thomas) 618 An Assessment of the Red Maple Resource in the Northeastern United States (Alderman, Bumgardner, Baumgras) 617 Approaches to, and Perceived Benefits of, Training in the Secondary Wood Industry (Bumgardner, Buehlmann, Schuler, Wisdom) 616 The Number of Hardwood Sawmills Continues to Decrease – Is that Bad? (Luppold) 615 Influence of Markets on the Composition of Central Appalachian Forests (Luppold, Miller) 614 Regional Changes in the Timber Resources of and Lumber Production in Pennsylvania (Luppold, Bumgardner) 613 Examination of Regional Hardwood Roundwood Markets in West Virginia (Alderman, Luppold – SOFEW Proc) 612 Rough Mill Improvement Guide for Managers and Supervisors (Mitchell, Wiedenbeck, Ammerman) 611 Relationships between Organizational Climates and Safety-Related Events at Four Wood Manufacturers (Evans, Michael, Wiedenbeck, Ray) 610 A Comparison of Global Lumber Manufacturing Costs (Schuler) 609 Exchange Rates & the Component Manufacturer: What Do They Mean? (Schuler) 608 Red Maple on the Rise in the Northeast (Alderman)

607 Pulpwood Production and Consumption in the Northeast – 2001 (Baker, Hansen, Akers) 2004 PUBLICATIONS 606 Defect Detection on Hardwood Logs Using High Resolution Three-Dimensional Laser Scan Data (Thomas, Mili, Shaffer, Thomas) 605 Small-Diameter Hardwood Utilization with Emphasis on Higher Value Products (Wiedenbeck, Blankenhorn, Scholl, Stover) 604 Production and Cost Analysis of a Feller-Buncher and Grapple Skidder in Central Appalachian Hardwood Forests (Wang, Long, McNeel) 603 Productivity and Cost of Manual Felling and Cable Skidding in Central Appalachian Hardwood Forests (Wang, Long, McNeel, Baumgras) 602 Rough-Mill Yield and Cutting Efficiency for No. 3A Common Lumber Compared to Other Lumber Grade Mix

Options (Wiedenbeck, Shepley, Smith) 601 An Examination of Eastern U.S. Hardwood Round Markets (Luppold, Bumgardner) 600 Factors Affecting the Merchandising of Hardwood Logs in the Southern Tier of New York (Wagner, Smalley, Luppold) 599 Domestic Competitiveness in Secondary Wood Industries (Bumgardner, Buehlmann, Schuler, Christianson) 598 Investigating the Linearity Assumption between Lumber Grade Mix and Yield Using Design of Experiments (DOE) (Zuo, Buehlmann, Thomas) 597 Safety in the Wood Products Industry (Michael, Wiedenbeck) 596 Continued Strength in United States Housing and Growing Strength in Eastern European Construction: Economic Developments Influencing Forest Products Markets in 2003 and 2004: Construction Sector Developments (Schuler, Adair) 595 Continued Strength in United States Housing and Growing Strength in Eastern European Construction: Economic Developments Influencing Forest Products Markets in 2003 and 2004: Economic Developments in 2003 (Schuler, Adair) 594 Roundwood Consumption Increases with Higher Wood Products Production: Wood Material Markets, 2003-2004: North American Engineered Wood Products Markets (Adair, Schuler) 593 Analysis of the Interaction Between Timber Markets and the Forest Resources of Maine (Luppold, Sendak) 592 Opportunities for Expanded and Higher Value Utilization of No. 3A Common Hardwood Lumber (Shepley, Wiedenbeck, Smith) 591 Species Selection in Secondary Wood Products: Perspectives from Different Consumers (Bowe, Bumgardner) 590 Effects of Uneven-Aged and Diameter-Limit Management on West Virginia Tree and Wood Quality (Wiemann, Schuler, Baumgras) 589 Does Training Pay? (Buehlmann, Bumgardner, Schuler, Wisdom)

588 Parallel Pull Flow: A New Lean Production Design (Hunter, Bullard, Steele, Motsenbocker, Schuler) 587 Strategies to Lessen Impact of Price Volatility (Part 2 of 2) (Schuler) 586 Volatility in Commodity Prices Is the “Nature of the Beast” (Part 1 of 2) (Schuler) 585 Linear Programming and Optimizing Lumber Quality Composition in Secondary Hardwood Dimension Mills (Buehlmann, Zuo, Thomas) 584 Complexities of Hardwood Roundwood Supply and Demand (Luppold, Bumgardner) 583 Regional Differences in the Timber Resources and the Sawmill Industry in Pennsylvania (Luppold, Smith, Dasmohapatra) 582 Consumer Perceptions and Knowledge of Common Furniture Woods (Bowe, Bumgardner) 581 Silvicultural Treatment Effects on Hardwood Tree Quality on the Vinton Furnace Experimental Forest (Brown, Wiedenbeck, Gazo, Yaussy) 580 Key Attributes Associated with Veneer Quality Timber that May Be Impacted by Forest Management Practices (Alderman, Wiedenbeck, Peter, Brinberg) 579 Economic Outlook for 2004: Balanced Growth Supports Best Outlook in Four Years Despite “Jobless Recovery” (Schuler) 578 Infrared and Colorimetric Characterization of Discolored Kiln-Dried Hard Maple Lumber (Dawson-Andoh, Wiemann,

Matuana, Baumgras) 2003 Publications 577 Engineered and Other Wood Products – An Opportunity to “Grow the Pie” (Schuler, Adair) 576 Defining Hardwood Veneer Log Quality Attributes (Wiedenbeck, Wiemann, Alderman, Baumgras, Luppold) 575 Tests for Long-Run Relationships in Hardwood Lumber Prices (Luppold, Prestemon) 574 Lumber Market Dynamics (Schuler) 573 Not Too Late (Schuler, Buehlmann) 572 The U.S. Wood Furniture Industry Could be on the Brink of Disaster, or on the Verge of Greatness (Schuler, Buehlmann) 571 Globalization and North Carolina’s Furniture Industries (Buehlmann, Schuler, Nwagbara) 570 North America’s Furniture Manufacturers Under Severe Competitive Pressure (Buehlmann, Schuler, Nwagbra) 569 Optimizing Crosscut & Chop Saw Operations (Wiedenbeck) 568 Is the Hardwood Market Entering a New Era? (Part II) (Luppold) 567 Is the Hardwood Market Entering a New Era? (Part I) (Luppold) 566 Using More of What Trees Provide (Bumgardner)

565 Ground Skidding and Harvested Stand Attributes in Appalachian Hardwood Stands in West Virginia (Egan, Baumgras) 564 Construction Sector Developments/Residential Construction in North America, European Construction Developmenet (Schuler, Adair) 563 Engineered Wood Product Markets (Adair, Schuler) 562 Determining the Impact of Sorting Capacity on Rip-First Rough Mill Yield (Thomas, Brown) 561 The Potential of Computer Controlled Optimizing Equipment in the Wooden Furniture Industry (Thomas, Buehlmann) 560 Lumber Cost Minimization through Optimum Grade-Mix Selection (Zuo, Buehlmann, Thomas) 559 Impact of Board-Marker Accuracy on Lumber Yield (Buehlmann, Thomas) 558 Housing Market at Risk if the Economy Stumbles (Schuler) 557 Domestic Wood Products Manufacturing Trends and Factors to Enhance Competitiveness (Buehlmann, Bumgardner, Schuler, Christianson) 556 Multi-Criteria Decision Models for Forestry and Natural Resources Management: An Annotated Bibliography (de Steiguer, Liberti, Schuler, Hansen) 555 Estimating the Size of the Hardwood Sawmill Industry in Pennsylvania (Smith, Luppold, Dasmohapatra) 554 Economic Environment: Homebuilding Trends Part I: Opportunities & Challenges for the Components Industry (Schuler) 553 Hardwood Sawmill Downtime Costs (Wiedenbeck and Blackwell) 552 U.S. Competitiveness Study: How Furniture and Cabinet Manufacturers Compare (Buehlmann, Bumgardner, Schuler, Christianson) 551 Primary Detection of Hardwood Log Defects Using Laser Surface Scanning (Thomas, Thomas, Mili, Ehrich, Abbott,

Shaffer) 550 Testing for Nonresponse Bias in Survey Research (Hansen, Bumgardner, Brown, Baker, Olah, Smith) 549 Does the Timber Experiences in Maine Hold Information for Other Regions? (Luppold, Sendak) 548 How Do We Define Hardwood Quality and How Does Quality Relate to Value? (Luppold, Bumgardner) 547 Crook and Overlength in Hardwood Lumber: Results from a 14-Mill Survey (Wiedenbeck, Brown, Bennett) 546 Demographics, the Housing Market, and Demand for Building Materials (Schuler, Adair) 545 Effect of Cutting Bill Requirements on Lumber Yield in a Rip-First Rough Mill (Buehlmann, Wiedenbeck, Kline) 544 Hardwood Lumber Widths and Grades Used by the Furniture and Cabinet Industries: Results of a 14-Mill Survey (Wiedenbeck, Brown, Bennett, Rast) 543 Economic Environment – The Factory Built Components Industry Is Almost as Large as the Softwood Lumber Industry (Schuler)

542 Survey of Primary Processors in New York, 1999 (Hansen, Crawford, Baker, Akers) RB NE-155 2003 PUBLICATIONS 541 Identifying Future Competitive Business Strategies for the U.S. Residential Wood Furniture Industry: Benchmarking and Paradigm shifts (Schuler, Buehlmann) GTR NE-304 540 Home Building Trends - The View Among Forest Products Marketing Executives (Adair, Schuler) 539 A Computer-Based Time Study System for Timber Harvesting Operations (Wang, McNeel, Baumgras) 538 Performance Review of the ROMI-RIP Rough Mill Simulator (Thomas, Buehlmann)

537 What is Low-Value and/or Low-Grade Hardwood? (Luppold, Bumgardner) 536 How Can the U.S. Wood Products Industry Compete? (Buelhmann, Bumgardner, Schuler, Christianson) 535 Benchmarking the Wood Household Furniture Industry: A Basis for Identifying Competitive Business Strategies for Today's Global Economy (Buehlmann, Schuler) 534 Using the Pallet Costing System to Determine Costs and Stay Competitive in the Pallet Industry (Palmer, Hansen) 533 Trends in the Use of Materials for Pallets and Other Factors Affecting the Demand for Hardwood Products (Bush, Bejune, Hansen, Araman) 532 Effect of Vertical Integration on the Utilization of Hardwood Resources (Wiedenbeck) 531 Ergonomics and Safety in Secondary Wood Processing (Gazo, McGlothlin, Yih, and Wiedenbeck) 530 Reducing Lumber Thickness Variation Using Real-Time Statistical Process Control (Young, Bond, Wiedenbeck) 529 The Effect of Silvicultrual Thinning on Tree Grade Distributions of Five Hardwood Species in West Virginia (Miller,

Gottschalk, Graves, Baumgras) 528 A Profile of CCA-Treated Lumber Removed from Service in the Southeastern United States Decking Market (Alderman, Smith, Araman) 527 Economic Environment: Economic & Market Outlook for 2003: A Chalenging Business Environment (Schuler) 526 Wood Material Use in the U.S. Cabinet Industry 1999 to 2001 (Olah, Smith, Hansen) 525 Production and Cost Analysis of a Feller-Buncher in Central Appalachian Hardwood Forest (Long, Wang, McNeel, Baumgras) 524 The Impact of Globalization on North Carolina's Furniture Industries (Nwagbara, Buehlmann, Schuler) 523 Expertise in Primary and Secondary Solid-Wood Processing (Wiedenbeck) 522 Benchmarking the Wood Household Furniture Industry in a Global Market (Buehlmann, Schuler) 521 Recycling Behind Most Growth in Pallet Production (Bejune, Bush, Araman, Hansen, Cumbo) 520 Pallet Industry Relying More on Recovered Wood Material (Bejune, Bush, Araman, Hansen, Cumbo)

519 North American Engineered Wood Framings Markets, 2001 - 2002 (Adair, Schuler) 518 Economic Environment Review of 2002 (Schuler) 2002 PUBLICATIONS 517 Impact of Human Error on Lumber Yield in Rough Mills (Buehlmann, Thomas) 516 European Construction Developments (Schuler, Adair) 515 North American Residential Construction (Schuler, Adair) 514 Engineered Wood Products Markets (Adair, Schuler) 513 Comparison of Estimates of Hardwood Bole Volume Using Importance Sampling, the Centroid Method, and Some Taper Equations (Wiant, Spangler, Baumgras) 512 Dynamics of the U.S. Population: Implications for Regional Housing Markets (Schuler) 511 From Preconceived Perceptions to Purchasing Realities (Bumgardner, Bowe) 510 Species Selection in Secondary Wood Products: Implications for Product Design and Promotion (Bumgardner, Bowe) 509 The Effects of Lumber Length on Part Yields in Gang-Rip-First Rough Mills (Hamner, Bond, Wiedenbeck) 508 Comparison of Methods to Determine Disk and Heartwood Areas (Wiemann, Brown, Bennett) 507 PCS: A Pallett Costing System for Wood Pallet Manufacturers Version 1.0 for Windows® (Palmer, Jr., West, Hansen, White, Mitchell) 506 Economic Environment – The Customized Economy, Technology & Housing (Schuler) 505 The Changing Asian Market for US Hardwood Lumber (Bumgardner, Hansen) 504 Aftermath of the Asian Economic Crisis: How Did U.S. Hardwood Lumber Exporters Fare? (Bumgardner, Hansen) 503 Pitfalls in Interpreting Forest Inventory Statistics (Luppold, McWilliams) 502 Changing Markets for Hardwood Roundwood (Luppold, Prestemon, Schuler) 501 Economic Environment: Industrialization in Housing: Implications for Building Material Suppliers (Schuler) 500 Validation of the ROMI-RIP Rough Mill Simulator (Thomas, Buehlmann)

499 Knots as an Incongruent Product Feature: A Demonstration of the Potential for Character-Marked Hardwood Furniture (Bumgardner, Bush, West) 2001 PUBLICATIONS 498 Geographic Variation in Wood Specific Gravity: Effects of Latitude, Temperature, and Precipitation (Wiemann,

Williamson) 497 (479) Engineered Lumber Products: Taking Their Place in the Global Market (Schuler, Adair, Elias)

496 (478) Economic Environment: What Can We Expect with Housing in 2002 & Beyond (Schuler) 495 (477) Secondary Processed Wood Products Markets, Including Engineered Wood Products (Adair, Schuler) 494 (476) Hardwood Market Trends: Lumber Exports to Asia (Bumgardner, Hansen) 493 (475) A Computer-Based Time Study System for Timber Harvesting Operations (Wang, McNeel, Baumgras) 492 (474) Hardwood Chips: Production, Consumption, and Exports (SAF) (Hyldahl, Hansen, West) 491 (473) New Economy, Old Problems: Excess Capacity in Solid Wood Products (& lots of other commodities) (Schuler) 490 (472) Estimation of Mean Annual Temperature from Leaf and Wood Physiognomy (Wiemann, Dilcher, Manchester) 489 (471) Implications of the Rising Use of Hardwoods in OSB (Schuler, Bumgardner, Hansen, Luppold) 488 (470) Continued Growth for Glulam, I-Beams, LVL (Schuler, Adair) 487 (469) Engineered Wood Products Markets in 2000 and 2001 (Adair, Schuler) 486 (468) North American Residential Construction (Schuler, Adair) 485 (467) Deciding between Crosscut and Rip-First Processing (Wiedenbeck) 484 (466) Competitiveness of U.S. Wood Furniture Manufacturers (Schuler, Taylor, Araman) 483 (465) The Impact of Human Error when Marking Lumber in Furniture Rough Mills (Buehlmann, Thomas) 482 (464) A Long-Term Analysis of Hardwood Lumber Prices (Luppold, Prestemon, Baumgras) 481 (463) A Regional Examination of the Eastern “Grade” Hardwood Sawmill Industry (Luppold, Baumgras) 480 (462) Hardwood Chips: Production, Consumption, and Exports (SOFEW) (Hyldahl, Hansen, West) 479 (461) Options for Small-Diameter Hardwood Utilization: Past and Present (Bumgardner, Hansen, Schuler, Araman) 478 (460) Hardwood Timber Markets—A Focus on Small Diameter (Hansen, Araman, West, Schuler) 477 (458) 2000: The Year at a Glance (Hansen, West) 476 (459) Hardwood Chips: Production, Consumption, and Exports (Forestry Resources Association, Inc.) (Hyldahl, Hansen, West) 475 (457) Utilization of the Eastern Hardwood Resource by the Hardwood Sawmilling Industry (Luppold, Baumgras, Barrett) 474 (456) Using Product Life Cycles & S-Curves to Adjust to Technology, Markets & Competition (Schuler) 473 (455) Product Development in Large Furniture Companies: A Descriptive Model With Implications for Character- Marked Products (Bumgardner, Bush, West) 472 (454) Lumber Yield Optimization Software Validation and Performance Review (Buehlmann, Thomas) 471 (453) Soft, Hard, or Bumpy Landing in 2001? (Schuler)

470 (452) The Outlook for North American Structural Wood Panels (Schuler, Adair) 469 (451) Factors that Impact Rough Mill Yield and Value (Wiedenbeck) 468 (450) Consumer Perceptions of Character Marks on Cabinet Doors (Jahn, Bumgardner, Forbes, West) 467 (449) 2001 Lumber Market Outlook (Schuler) 2000 PUBLICATIONS

466 (448) Study Reveals Consumers Accept Character Marks (West) 465 (447) Engineered Wood Products—Global Perspective (Schuler, Adair) 464 (446) Simulation Software Validation Using Real Data (Buehlmann, Thomas) 463 (445) Nonresidential Construction Opportunities for Engineered Products (Schuler) 462 (444) Demographics Offer Housing Market Clues (Schuler) 461 (443) Engineered Wood Products -- Production, Trade, Consumption and Outlook (Schuler, Adair) 460 (442) MSR Business & Outlook (Schuler) 459 (441) Hardwood Timber Product Markets: A Focus on Small-Diameter (Hansen, Araman, West, Schuler) 458 (440) Pallet Costing System Version 1.0 for Microsoft Windows© (Palmer, Hansen, West) 457 (439) Financial Management for Small Companies (Hansen, Palmer) 456 (438) Engineered Wood Products: A Growing Factor in Hardwood Fiber Consumption (Schuler) 455 (437) A Computerized Bucking Trainer for Optimally Bucking Hardwoods (Noble, Orr, Araman, Baumgras, Pickens) 454 (436) Sawmill Performance Systems for Industry: SOLVE 2000 (Wiedenbeck, Dwyer) 453 (435) Decision-Support Tools for Rough Mill Dimension Processing (Thomas, Porterfield) 452 (434) The Changing Structure of the Hardwood Lumber Industry with Implications on Technology Adaptation (Luppold,

Baumgras) 451 (431) Characteristics of the Eastern “Grade” Hardwood Sawmilling Industry (Luppold, Baumgras, Barrett) 450 (430) Beyond Yield Improvement: Selected Marketing Aspects of Character-Marked Furniture (Bumgardner, Bush, West) 449 (429) Some Implications of Remanufacturing Hardwood Lumber (Gatchell, Thomas, Walker) 448 (427) Comparison of Selected Financial Ratios for the Pallet Industry (Hansen, West) 447 (426) Limitations of Lumber-Yeld Nomograms for Predicting Lumber Requirements (Hoff) NE-GTR-270 446 (425) Issues Affecting the Interpretation of Eastern Hardwood Resource Statistics (Luppold, McWilliams) 445 (424) Pitfalls of Interpreting Hardwood Inventory Statistics (Luppold, McWilliams)

444 (423) Impact of Market-Based Disturbance on the Composition of West Virginia’s Forest Resource (Luppold, Baumgras) 443 (422) Ring Shake in Eastern Hemlock: Frequency and Relationship to Tree Attributes (Baumgras, Sendak, Sonderman) 442 (421) Analysis of Changes in Eastern National Forest Timber Sales between 1985 and 1997 (Luppold, Baumgras) 1999 PUBLICATIONS

441 (433) Character-Mark Usage in the Furniture Industry: Overcoming Barriers (Bumgardner, Bush, West) 440 (432) Character-Mark Usage in the Furniture Industry: Barriers to Acceptance (Bumgardner, Bush, West) 439 (428) Hardwood Use in China’s Furniture Industry (Sun, Hammett, West) 438 (420) The Influence of Lumber Grade on Machine Productivity in the Rough Mill (Steele, Wiedenbeck, Shmulsky, Perera) 437 (419) Character-Marked Furniture: Potential for Lumber Yield Increase in Crosscut-First Rough Mills (Buehlmann,

Wiedenbeck, Kline) 436 (416) FRAN: Financial Ratio ANalysis and More - Version 2.0 for Windows (Hansen,Palmer) NE-GTR-264 435 (415) Information on the "Origin" of U.S. Wood Products Exports: A Review (Hansen, West) 434 (414) Foresters' Metric Conversions Program - Version 1.0 (Palmer) NE-GTR-260 433 (413) ROMI-RIP 2.0 User's Guide: a ROugh MIll Rip-First Simulator (Thomas) NE-GTR-259 432 (412) ROMI-RIP Version 2.0: A New Analysis Tool for Rip-First Rough Mill Operations (Thomas) 431 (411) The Interactions between Forest Industry and the Forest Resource in West Virginia (Luppold, Baumgras) 430 (410) Analysis of Hardwood Sawtimber Quality and Changes in Timber Sales on Appalachian National Forests (Luppold) 429 (409) Effects of Preprocessing 1 Common and 2A Common Red Oak Lumber on Gang-Rip-First Rough-Mill Dimension

Part Yields (Gatchell, Thomas, Walker)

428 (406) Changes in National Forest Timber Sales in the Central Hardwood Region (Luppold, Baumgras) 427 (405) Revisiting Storm Water Discharge Regulations and Their Cost (Luppold)

1998 PUBLICATIONS 426 (418) Character-Marked Furniture: Potential for Lumber Yield Increase in Rip-First Rough Mills (Buehlmann,

Wiedenbeck, Kline) 425 (417) Women's Work...in Wood Products (Wiedenbeck)

424 (407) Assessment of Residual Stand Quality and Regeneration Following Shelterwoods Cutting in Central Appalachian

Hardwoods (Johnson, Miller, Baumgras, West) 423 (404) Log Scanning: An Alternative Approach (Thomas, Bush)

422 (New) Timber Inventory and Sales on Northeastern U.S. National Forests (Baumgras, Luppold) 421 (403) Decision Support Software for Optimizing Rip-First and Chop-First Systems (Thomas, Bush) 420 (402) User's Guide to UGRS: The Ultimate Grading and Remanufactuirng System (Version 5.0) (Moody, Gatchell, Walker, Klinkhachorn) NE-GTR-254

419 (401) Skidders, Trucking, and Fellers Limiting Factors in WV Logging Industry (Luppold, Hassler, Grushecky) 418 (400) JEFFI: A Cash Flow Analysis Program Version 3.0 for Windows (Hansen, Palmer) NE-GTR-252 417 (399) Why do Stumpage Prices Increase More than Lumber (Luppold, Baumgras) 416 (398) An Introduction to UGRS: the Ultimate Grading and Remanufacturing System (Moody, Gatchell, Walker, Klinkhachorn)

415 (397) A National Overview of Conservation Easements on Forestland (Bick, Haney, West) 414 (396) Trends in Domestic/Export Hardwood Markets (Hansen, West) 413 (395) Identifying the Potential for Temperate Hardwood Use in China's Wood Furniture Industry(Sun, Hammett, West) 412 (394) Conservation Easement on Forestland in Northern New York (Bick, Haney, West) 411 (393) Factors that Influence the Rejection of New Manufacturing Technologies and Concepts (Hoff, Greene) 410 (392) An Examination of the Relationships between Hardwood Lumber and Stumpage Prices in Ohio (Luppold,

Prestemon, Baumgras) 409 (391) A Comparative Analysis of Hardwood Sawtimber Quality on National Forests versus Adjacent Lands (Luppold,

Baumgras, Sheffield) 408 (390) 1998 Data Bank for Kiln-dried Red Oak Lumber (Gatchell, Thomas, Walker) NE-GTR-245

407 (389) ROMI-CROSS: An Analysis Tool for Crosscut-First Roughmill Operations (Thomas) 406 (388) An Examination of West Virginia's Logging Industry (Luppold, Hassler, Grushecky)

1997 PUBLICATIONS 405 (387) U.S. Hardwood Export Markets and Global Trade--Part II (West, Hansen) 404 (386) U.S. Hardwood Export Markets and Global Trade--Part I (Hansen, West) 403 (385) Regional Examination of Red Oak Lumber Price Trends (Luppold) 402 (384) West Coast Markets for Eastern Hardwoods (Hansen, West)

401 (383) Within-Grade Quality Differences for 1 and 2A Common Lumber Affect Processing and Yields when Gang Ripping Red Oak Lumber (Gatchell, Thomas)

400 (382) Grocers Prefer Plastic when they Shop for Pallets, Survey Shows (Scheerer)

399 (380) Demonstration of Value Added Opportunities with Character Grade Products (West) 398 (379) Looking Into a Future of Change - Part 3 Regulatory Issues (Luppold)

397 (378) Black Walnut: Production and Trade (Hansen, West) 396 (377) Regional Changes in Price of Red Oak Lumber (Luppold) 395 (376) An Examination of Changes in Sawmill Concentration in the Central Appalachian Region (Luppold) 394 (375) An Analysis of Deeds to Conservation Easements on Forest Land in Northern New York (Bick, Haney, West) 393 (374) Treatment of 8/4 Hardwood Lumber with Borate Preservatives (Chen, Puettmann, Williams, Stokke)

392 (373) Nondestructive Evaluation for Detection of Honeycomb in the Sawmill: An Economic Analysis (Anderson,

Wiedenbeck, Ross)

391 (372) Storm Water Discharge Regulations Affecting the Eastern Forest Products Industry (Luppold) 390 (371) Looking into a Future of Change - Part 2-Timber Resource Issues (Luppold)

389 (370) European Hardwood Log and Lumber Imports, 1976 through 1994 (Hansen, West, Emanuel) 388 (367) Looking into a Future of Change - Part I-Price Issues (Luppold) 387 (366) U.S. Hardwood Lumber Export Information Updated (West, Hansen) 386 (364) Factors Influencing Material Substitution in the United States Pallet Industry (Engle, Bush, West) 385 (362) ROMI-CROSS: ROugh MIll CROSScut-First Simulator (Thomas) NE-GTR-229 384 (361) Sources of Competitiveness for Secondary Wood Products Firms: A Review of Literature and Research Issues

(Hoff, Fisher, Miller, Webb) 383 (New) FRAN: Financial Ratio Analysis and More – Version 1.0 (Hansen, Palmer) NE-GTR-231

382 (358) Increased Use of Automated Machinery Requires Changes in Quality Control Procedures (Patterson, Anderson,

Rockwell) 1996 PUBLICATIONS

381 (363) U.S. Hardwood Resource Supplies and Lumber Production Trends (West, Hansen) 381.5 JIL: Japanese Imports of Lumber (Hansen, Palmer) 380 (381) The Timber Economy of the Southern Appalachians (Wear, Johnson, Kelly, Luppold, Martin) 379 (357) Prioritizing Parts from Cutting Bills when Gang-ripping First (Thomas) 378 (356) Relationship between Hardwood Lumber and Sawlog Prices: A Case Study of Ohio, 1975-1994 (Luppold,

Baumgras) 377 (355) Control Strategy Raises Rough Mill Efficiency (Thomas, Wiedenbeck) 376 (354) U.S. Hardwood Lumber Exports Update (West, Hansen) 375 (New) Proceedings: Environmental Issues Affecting the Forestry and Forest Products Industries in the Eastern U.S.; NE-

GTR-219 374 (353) Changes Occurring in Central Appalachian Hardwood Sawmill Industry (Luppold) 373 (352) An Explanation of Hardwood Lumber Prices (Luppold) 372 (351) Marketing and Technology--do they pay? (West, Cooper) 371 (350) Innovative and Coordinated Solutions for the Hardwood Industry: The Hardwood Utilization

Consortium. (Araman, West)

370 (349) Increases in Stumpage Prices Lead to Loss in Margins (Luppold, Baumgras)

369 (348) Forest Resource Issues and the Sustainability of Hardwood Resource Supplies (West, Hansen) 368 (347) Wood Component Makers Commit to Yield Improvement (Wiedenbeck, Scheerer)

367 (346) A Report on Rough Mill Yield Practices and Performance--how well are you doing? (Wiedenbeck, Scheerer)

366 (345) Structural Changes in the Central Appalachian Hardwood Sawmilling Industry (Luppold) 365 (344) Optigrami V2 User's Guide (Lawson, Thomas, Walker) NE-GTR-222 364 (342) Designing a Fixed-Blade Gang Ripsaw Arbor with a Pencil (Gatchell) 363 (341) An Explanation of Hardwood Lumber Pricing (Luppold)

362 (339) Factors Influencing Material Substitution in the United States Pallet Industry (Engle) NE-GTR-219 361 (338) Make Informed Decisions in the Rough Mill Using New and Improved Computer Simulation Programs (Thomas,

Wiedenbeck, Hoff) 360 (336) A Comparison of the Appalachian and Southern Hardwood Sawmill Industry (Luppold) 359 (335) Is Eastern Hardwood Sawtimber Becoming Scarcer? (Luppold, Dempsey) 358 (334) Trends in Furniture Consumption and Industry Development in Pacific Rim Countries with Special Reference to the

United States, Japan, and China (West, Hansen)

357 ((333) The Effects of Crosscutting before Gang-Ripping on Dimension Part Yields from No. 1 and 2A Common Red Oak Lumber (Gatchell, Wiedenbeck, Walker)

356 (332) ROMI-RIP: An Analysis Tool for Rip-First Roughmill Operations (Thomas) 355 (331) PC-Solve III User’s Manual: A Procedural Guide for Computer-Based Sawmill Analysis (Adams) NE-GTR-215 354 (330) Getting It Right with Automated Quality Control (Anderson, Patterson) 353 (329) The Korean Market for Temperate Hardwoods: A Comparison of Trade Statistics (Blatner, Lee, Chapman, Hansen)

352 (328) Methodology for Assessing Current Timber Supplies and Product Demands (Worthington, LeDoux, McWilliams,

Sloan, Jones) NE-GTR-226 351 (326) Use Of Statistical Process Control in The Furniture and Cabinet Industries (FPJ-Patterson, Anderson)

1995 PUBLICATIONS 350 (340) Objective-Oriented Strategies for International Furniture Market Participants (Smith, Michael, West) 349 (327) Test of the Center for Automated Processing of Hardwoods' Auto-Image Detection and Computer-Based Grading

and Cutup System (Araman, Wiedenbeck)

348 (325) The Use of Substitute Material Pallets for Grocery Distribution (FPJ-Scheerer, Bush, West) 347 (324) Rough Mill Study Identifies Yield Improvement Opportunities (Wiedenbeck, Thomas) 346 (323) Increasing Opportunities for Yield Improvement (Wiedenbeck, Thomas) 345 (322) Changes in the West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina Hardwood Sawmill Industry (Luppold) 344 (321) Regional Differences in the Eastern Hardwood Sawmilling Industry (Luppold)

343 (320) The Eastern Hardwood Sawmilling Industry - Part II, What Factors Affect Hardwood Sawmill Size? (Luppold) 342 (319) Cross Cutting Step Offers Numerous Advantages, Research Shows (Gatchell, Wiedenbeck) 341 (318) Character-Marked Furniture: The Yield Picture (Wiedenbeck, Buehlmann) 340 (317) What is Production Information Management? (Hoff) 339 (316) New Decision Tools for Rough Mill Dimension Processing (Thomas, Wiedenbeck, Gatchell) 338 (315) Making Utilization and Marketing Research Serve Producers and Users of Hardwood Lumber (Luppold) 337 (314) Relationships Among Sawlog Price Trends, Species & Quality Examined (Luppold) 336 (351) Use of Statistical Process Control in the Cabinet and Furniture Industries (Patterson, Anderson) 335 (312) Sustainability of Forest Products Production in the Jefferson National Forest Market Area

(Sloan, LeDoux, McWilliams, Worthington)

334 (343) A Planning Guide for Small and Medium Size Wood Products Companies: The Keys to Success (Howe, Bratkovich) NA-TP-09-95

333 (311) ROMI-RIP: ROugh MIll RIP-First Simulator (Thomas) NE-GTR-206 332 (310) The Eastern Hardwood Sawmill Industry -- Part 1 (Luppold) 331 (309) Don't Gamble Your Fortunes -- Focus on Rough Mill Yield (Wiedenbeck, Thomas) 330 (308) Producing Hardwood Dimension Parts Directly From Logs: An Economic Feasibility Study (Lin, Kline, Araman,

Wiedenbeck)

329 (307) CNC Router Evaluation Procedures (Adams, Rast, Bennett) NE-GTR-201 328 (306) ROMI-RIP: ROugh MIll RIP-First Simulator User's Guide (Thomas) NE-GTR-202 327 (305) Understanding that Red Oak Lumber has a Better and Worse End (Gatchell, Wiedenbeck, Walker) 326 (304) Design and Evaluation of Log-to-Dimension Manufacturing Systems Using System Simulation (Lin, Kline, Araman,

Wiedenbeck)

325 (303) Quality Characteristics of Appalachian Oak Lumber (Wiedenbeck, Gatchell, Walker) 324 (302) An Analysis of Tropical Hardwood Product Importation and Consumption in the United States (Smith, Haas,

Luppold)

323 (301) CORY Version USDA-1 Crosscut--- First Simulator User’s Guide (Anderson, Thomas, Brunner, Gatchell) NE-GTR-196 322 (300) A Preview of Secondary Wood Processing Simulation (Gatchell, Thomas) NE-INF-124-95 321 (299) Effect of the Hardwood Resource on the Sawmill Industry in the Central and Appalachian Regions (Luppold) NE-

GTR-197 320 (298) Estimating the Tropical/Temperate Mix of European Hardwood Lumber Imports (Hansen) 319 (297) Characteristics of Pallet Use in the United States, 1993 (McCurdy, Phelps) 318 (296) Rough Mill Simulations Reveal that Productivity When Processing Short Lumber can be High (Wiedenbeck,

Araman)

317 (295) Price Trends and Relationships for Red Oak and Yellow-Poplar Stumpage, Sawlogs, and Lumber in Ohio: 1975-1993 (Luppold, Baumgras)

316 (289) Causes and Remedies for Errors in International Forest Products Trade Data: Examples From The Hardwood Trade

Statistics (Luppold)

315 (277) An Analysis of Tropical Hardwood Product Importation and Consumption in the United States

Smith, Haas, Luppold)

1994 PUBLICATIONS

314 (294) The Use of Substitute Material Pallets by the Grocery Distribution Industry (Engle, West, Bush) (Pallet Enterprise) 313 (293) Data Bank for Short-Length Red Oak Lumber (Wiedenbeck, Gatchell, Walker) NE-RP-695 312 (New) Recycling Municipal Trees: A Guide for Marketing Sawlogs from Street Tree Removals in Municipalities (Cesa,

Lempicki, Knotts) NA-TP-02-94 311 (292) User’s Guide to AGARIS: Advanced GAng RIp Simulator (Thomas, Gatchell, Walker) NE-GTR-192 310 (291) User’s Guide to ReGS: A Realistic Grading System, Version 2.24 (Klinkhachorn, Gatchell, Moody) NE-GTR-190 309 (290) Short Lumber: Concept And Acceptance (Wiedenbeck)

308 (288) Japanese Hardwood Product Imports: Current Situation and Historic Trends (Hansen) 307 (285) System Simulation Modeling: A Case Study Illustration of the Model Development Life Cycle (Wiedenbeck,

Kline)

306 (284) Preliminary Full-Scale Tests of the Center for Automated Processing of Hardwoods' Auto- Image Detection and

Computer-Based Grading and Cutup System (Araman, Wiedenbeck)

305 (283) Using Manufacturing Simulators to Evaluate Important Processing Decisions in the Furniture and Cabinet Industries (Wiedenbeck, Araman)

304 (282) The U.S. Hardwood Log Export Situation: What is the Problem? (Luppold) 303 (281) The Enhanced Ultimate Grading and Remanufacturing System (Moody, Gatchell, Klinkhachorn) 302 (280) ASIA Increases Imports, Europe Shows Decline (Hansen, Lawson) 301 (279) U.S. Hardwood - The Market In Europe (West, Hansen) 300 (278) The Globalization of Furniture Industries/Markets (Smith, West)

299 (276) Factors Affecting Regional Changes in Hardwood Lumber Production (Luppold, Dempsey)

298 (New) Future Trends and Challenges for Marketing Research in the U.S. Forest Service: The Northern Forest Experiment Station Example (West, Tritton)

297 (275) Procedures for Evaluating Performance Of CNC Routers (Adams) 296 (274) What is a Technical Resource Center? (Sonderman, Brisbin) 295 (273) Are Perceived Hardwood Timber Shortages Real? (Luppold)

294 (271) A Profile of the U.S. Pallet and Container Industry (Christoforo, Bush, Luppold) 1993 PUBLICATIONS 293 (272) Forest Resources of the United States, 1992 (Powell, Faulkner, Darr, Zhu, MacCleery) RM-GTR-234

292 (270) U.S. Exports to Europe and Asia Show Mixed Performance (Hansen) 291 (269) Relative Price Trends for Hardwood Stumpage, Sawlogs, and Lumber in Ohio (Baumgras, Luppold)

290 (268) Growth and Shifts in Eastern Hardwood Lumber Production (Luppold, Dempsey)

289 (267) The Relationship Between Purchase Decisions and Quality Assessment of Office Furniture

(Sinclair, Hansen) 288 (266) JEFFI: A Simplified, Lotus-Based Cash Flow Analysis Program (Hansen, Palmer) NE-GTR-178 287 (265) Decade Of Change In The Hardwood Industry (Luppold) 286 (264) A Marketing Guide for Manufacturers & Entrepreneurs of Secondary-Processed Wood Products in the Northeastern

United States (Cesa) NA-TP-09-92

285 (264A) Optimal Cutting of Dimension Lumber with a Defect: A Heuristic Solution Procedure (Carnieri, Mendoza, Luppold)

284 (263) Wood Material Use in the U.S. Furniture Industry: 1990 To 1992 (Forbes, Sinclair, Luppold) 283 (262) Development and Use of Relational Data Bases for Analyses of Regional Hardwood Timber

Production and Consumption (Luppold, West)

282 (261) A Red Oak Data Bank for Computer Simulations of Secondary Processing (Gatchell, Wiedenbeck, Walker)

281 (260) International Markets for Millwork (Martens)

280 (259) Computerized Technique for Recording Board Defect Data (Anderson, Thomas, Gatchell, Bennett) NE-RP-671 279 (258) Why are Hardwood Lumber Prices So High? Will They Remain High? (Luppold) 278 (257) A Strategic Framework for Globally-Oriented Wooden Furniture Manufacturers: An Emphasis on South Korea

(Smith, West)

277 (256) Analysis of Eastern Hardwood Production Shows Regional Shift (Luppold, Dempsey) 276 (255) Industrial Forest Product Quality: An Empirical Test of Garvin's Eight Quality Dimensions

(Sinclair, Hansen, Fern)

275 (253) Directory of Training Programs for the Woodworking Industry (Sonderman, Brisbin) NE-GTR-173

274 (286) Possible Demands for Eastern Hardwoods Resulting From Harvest Restrictions in the Pacific

Northwest (Wiedenbeck, Araman) 273 (287) Current Status of U.S. Hardwood Chip Export Trade to Asia (West) 1992 PUBLICATIONS 272 (254) 1992 Data Bank for Red Oak Lumber (Gatchell, Wiedenbeck, Walker) NE-RP-669 271 (252) Exports of Basic Timber Resources: Who Wins and Who Loses (West)

270 (251) Factors Influencing Price and Availability of Hardwood Pallet Material (Luppold, West) 269 (250) HaLT2---An Enhanced Lumber Grading Trainer (Klinkhachorn, Gatchell, McMillin, Kothari, Yost) 268 (249) ReGS---A Realistic Grading System (Gatchell, Klinkhachorn, Kothari) 267 (248) Factors Affecting Japanese Hardwood Lumber Imports, 1976 To 1990 (Hansen, Luppold) 266 (247) Graphic Model of the Processes Involved in the Production of Casegood Furniture (Hoff, Sarin, Anderson) NERP-666

265 (246) Gang-Rip-First to Increase the Value of Low-Grade Hardwoods (Gatchell) 264 (245) A Measure of Innovativeness for a Sample of Firms in the Wood Household Furniture Industry (West, Sinclair)

263 (244) A Logistical Regression Model of Southern Hardwood Lumber Export Participation (Hammett, Cubbage, Luppold)

262 (243) The Canadian Connection in the North American Hardwood Lumber Export Market (Luppold)

261 (242) International Markets for Wood Furniture (West, Smith) 260 (241) Timber Volume Distribution Maps for the Eastern U.S. (Beltz, Cost, Kingsley, Peters) WO-GTR-60 259 (240) Competitive Analysis of the Global Trade in Hardwood Chips (West) 258 (239) The Hardwood Log Export Situation (Luppold) 257 (238) Wood Material Use in the U.S. Wood Furniture Industry (Meyer, Michael Sinclair, Luppold)

256 (237) Discrepancies in International Trade Data and Approaches to Eliminate the Impact of Data

Discrepancies (Luppold)

255 (236) Real World Factors that Affect Wood Products Feasibility Analyses (Luppold) 254 (235) Can Good Policy Be Developed From Bad Data? (Luppold) 253 (234) A Description of the 1987 Kitchen Cabinet Industry in Pennsylvania (Doud, Johnson, Blankenhorn, Stover, Luppold)

252 (233) How to Justify CNC Equipment (Anderson) 251 (232) An Overview of Japanese Market For U.S. Hardwoods (Luppold, Hansen) 250 (231) Computer Optimization of Hardwood Parts Yield Using Gang-Rip-First Procedures (Hoff, Adams, Walker) 249 (230) The State of Hardwood Lumber Markets (Dempsey, Luppold) 248 (229) Competitive Policy Paradigm of Technology Adoption: An Empirical Investigation (West, Bahn, Sinclair)

247 (228) West Virginia Yellow-Poplar Lumber Defect Database (Osborne, Gatchell, Hassler) NE-RP-660 246 (227) Quality and Grading Most Important To Canadian Importers of U. S. Hardwoods (Ponzurick, Armstrong, Luppold)

245 (226) USDA OFFERS HELP tor Evaluating CNC Woodworking Equipment (Adams) 1991 PUBLICATIONS

244 (New) Forest Products from Latin America: An Almanac of the State of the Knowledge and the State of the Art; FPL-GTR-67 243 (225) Estimating Regional Grocery Pallet Inventory (Anderson) 242 (224) New Estimates of Hardwood-Log Exports to Europe and Asia (Luppold, Thomas) NE-RP-659 241 (223) Revised Data on U.S. Hardwood Lumber Export Volumes to Europe, 1981 to 1990 (Hansen, Luppold, Thomas) 240 (222) GR-1st User’s Guide (Adams, Hoff, Walker) NE-GTR-156 239 (221) Wood and Wood Based Material Use in the Furniture Industry (Forbes, Punches, Sinclair, Luppold)

238 (220) Revised Estimates of Hardwood Log Exports to Major EC and Pacific Rim Markets (Luppold, Thomas) 237 (219) Hardwood Export Data Still Shows Errors (Luppold) 236 (218) Southern Appalachian Hardwood Lumber Manufacturers: Characteristics of Exporters and

Nonexporters (Hammett, Cubbage, Luppold) 235 (217) The TAIWAN and KOREAN Furniture Industries (Smith, West) 234 (216) Hardwood Lumber Demand in the 1990's (Luppold) 233 (215) Location Requirements of Technologically Advanced Cabinet Firms (Brock, Zinn, Dempsey) 232 (214) The Wooden Box Industry in the 80's (Dempsey) 231 (213) GR-1st: PC Program for Evaluating Gang-Rip-First Board Cut-Up Procedures (Hoff, Adams, Walker) NE-GTR-150 230 (212) Photographic Guide of Selected External Defect Indicators and Associated Internal Defects in

Yellow Birch (Rast, Beaton, Sonderman)

229 (211) Photographic Guide of Selected External Defect Indicators and Associated Internal Defects in

Sugar Maple (Rast, Beaton, Sonderman) NE-RP-647

228 (210) Photographic Guide of Selected External Defect Indicators and Associated Internal Defects in

Yellow-Poplar (Rast, Beaton, Sonderman) NE-RP-646

227 (209) Wood Use in Office Furniture Manufacture (Hansen, Sinclair) 226 (208) Yield Comparisons from Floating Blade and Fixed Arbor Gang Ripsaws when Processing Boards Before and After

Crook Removal (Gatchell)

225 (207) U. S. Hardwood Lumber Shipment to the Pacific Rim: Trends, Species and Geographic Origin (Hansen, Luppold, Thomas)

224 (206) A Revised Examination of Hardwood Lumber Exports to the Pacific Rim (Luppold, Thomas) 223 (205) Technological Assessment of the Wood Household Furniture Industry (West, Sinclair) 222 (204) Testing Glueline Continuity in Standard-Size Hardwood Blanks by Mechanical Methods (Patterson, Hesterman,

Gatchell) 221 (203) Pallet Use in Grocery Distribution Affects Forest Resource Consumption Location: A Spatial Model of Grocery Pallet Use (Anderson) NE-RP-651

220 (202) Wood Pallet Inventory Estimation for the Grocery Distribution System (Anderson, Wisdom) 219 (201) The Pallet Industry: A Changing Hardwood Market (Dempsey, Martens)

218 (200) New Estimates of Hardwood Lumber Exports Reveal Much About Southern Patterns (Luppold, Thomas) 217 (199) New Estimates of Hardwood Lumber Exports from the Central Hardwood Region (Luppold, Thomas) 216 (198) New Estimates of Hardwood Lumber Exports to Europe and Asia (Luppold, Thomas) NE-RP-652 1990 PUBLICATIONS 215 (197) OPTIGRAMI for PC's: User's Manual (Version 1.0) (Timson, Martens) NE-GTR-143 214 (196) A Cross-National Investigation of Competitive Factors Affecting the United States Wood

Furniture Industry (Smith, West)

213 (195) U. S. Timber Production, Trade, Consumption, and Price Statistics 1960-88 (Ulrich) FS-MiscPub-1486 212 (194) No. 1 and No. 2 Common Red Oak Yields: Similar Part Sizes When Gang- Ripping is Used to Process Boards with

Crook (Gatchell) NE-RP-636 211 (192) Don't Overlook Hardwood Flooring (Martens) 210 (193) The Effect of Crook on Yields when Processing Narrow Lumber with a Fixed Arbor Gang Ripsaw (Gatchell)

209 (191) Ready-to-Assemble Furniture: Marketing and Material Use Trends (Sinclair, Trinka, Luppold) 208 (190) Utilization of Yellow-Poplar in the Architectural Moulding and Millwork Industry (Flowers, Hassler, Luppold)

207 (189) Changing EUROPEAN MARKET offers OPPORTUNITIES for U. S. EXPORTERS (Luppold, Hansen) 206 (188) Forest Statistics for West Virginia – 1975 and 1989 (DiGiovanni) NE-RB-114 205 (187) Increase the Value of Low-Grade Hardwood Lumber by Gang Ripping First: A Research Progress Report (Gatchell)

204 (186) What you may not have Considered about CNC Machinery Purchases (Anderson) 203 (185) The Effect of Regional Economic Initiatives on an Underdeveloped Area: An Eastern Experience (Dempsey) 202 (184) Predicting Strip Width Distributions from Gang Ripsaw Setups (Gatchell) 201 (183) Revised Estimates of U. S. Hardwood Exports to the Pacific Rim, 1980 to Present (Luppold, Hansen, Jen) 1989 PUBLICATIONS 200 (182) Recognizing Interactions Among Lumber Grading Rules, Gang-ripping Technology, and Industry Needs Could

Increase the Use of No. 2 Common Lumber (Gatchell)

199 (181) The Changing Hardwood Lumber EXPORT MARKET! (Luppold) 198 (180) Distribution and Marketing of Forest Resource Products (Luppold, Dempsey) 197 (179) Southern Appalachian Timber Study (de Steiguer, Hayden, Holley, Luppold, Martin, Newman, and Sheffield)

SEGTR-56

196 (178) Hardwood Lumber Export Trends (Luppold, Hansen) 195 (177) New Estimates of Central and Eastern U. S. Hardwood Lumber Production (Luppold, Dempsey) 194 (176) Raw Material Use in the Pallet Industry (Martens) 193 (175) Photographic Guide of Selected External Defect Indicators and Associated Internal Defects in

White Oak (Rast, Beaton, Sonderman) NE-RP-628

192 (174) Changing Characteristics of the Pallet Industry (Martens) 191 (173) U. S. Export Discrepancies Explained (Luppold, Hansen) 190 (172) Defects in Hardwood Timber (Carpenter, Sonderman, Rast, and Jones) FS-AgHdbk-678

189 (171) Pocket Guide to Christmas Tree Diseases (Nicholls, Wray) 188 (170) Hardwood Export Market Outlook (Luppold) 187 (169) Shifting Demand for Eastern Hardwood Lumber (Luppold) 186 (168) Capital Substitution and Change in the Pallet Industry (Dempsey) 185 (167) Restructuring of the Raw Material Sources for Pallets (Martens) 184 (166) Financial Data Base May Help New Hardwood Firms, Others Find Investors (Hansen) 183 (165) Hardwood Material Use: Past, Present, Future (Luppold) 182 (164) Current Trends in Regional Hardwood Lumber Production and Timber Usage (Luppold, Dempsey) 181 (163) U. S. Government Makes Changes in Hardwood Export Volumes (Luppold) 180 (162) Forest Statistics of the U.S., 1987 (Waddell, Oswald, Powell) PNW-RB-168 179 (161) Southern Appalachian Hardwood Timber Market Trends (deSteiguer, Hayden, Holley, Luppold, Martin, Newman,

and Sheffield) 178 (160) External Indicators of Internal Defects in Black Walnut (Rast) 177 (159) Evaluating Standing Timber Using Stump (Yaussy, Brisbin) 1988 PUBLICATIONS 176 (158) Testing DESIM for Designing and Simulating the Operation of Hardwood Sawmills (Adams) 175 (157) Photographic Guide to Selected External Defect Indicators and Associated Internal Defects in

Black Walnut (Rast, Beaton, Sonderman) NE-RP-617

174 (156) Hardwood Import Trends (Luppold) NE-RP-619 173 (155) Material-Use Trends in U. S. Furniture Manufacturing (Luppold) 172 (154) Effect of Thinning on Mixed-Oak Stem Quality (Sonderman, Rast) NE-RP-618 171 (153) Weight and Properties of Ohio Plantation-Grown White Pine (Brisbin, Rast) 170 (152) The Influence of Socioeconomic Factors on the Demand for Oak Lumber in Europe (Jacobsen, Wisdom)

169 (151) Capital Labor Substitution in the Pallet Industry (Dempsey) 168 (150) Current Trends in the Price and Availability of Pallet Lumber (Luppold) 167 (149) Dry Kiln Schedules for Commercial Woods (Boone, Kozlik, Bois, Wengert) FPL-GTR-57 166 (148) Hardwood Trade Trends: U. S. Exports (Luppold, Araman) NE-RP-611 1987 PUBLICATIONS 165 (147) Variations in Productivity and Performance in Grade Lumber Industries in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia--1982 (Dempsey) NE-RP-604

164 (146) Changes in Hardwood Growing-Stock Tree Grades (Sonderman, Rast) NE-RP-608 163 (145) Competition and the Pallet Industry (Luppold) 162 (144) PC-Solve II: IBM-Compatible Analysis System for Hardwood Sawmills (Adams) 161 (143) Future Availability of Pallet Raw Material in the North (Anderson) 160 (142) Rethinking the Design of the Furniture Rough Mill (Gatchell) 159 (141) North American Industrial Markets: Current Wood Use and Trends (Luppold, McKeever) 158 (140) North American Industrial Markets: Importance of Technological Innovations in Domestic

Markets (Martens, Araman)

157 (139) What Determines the Price of Hardwood Timber? (Luppold) 156 (138) Six-Year Effect of Two Late Spring Frosts on Appalachian Hardwoods (Rast, Brisbin) 155 (137) Stem-Quality Changes on Young, Mixed Upland Hardwoods After Crop-Tree Release (Sonderman) NE-RP-597 154 (136) Pallet Use in the Grocery Industry (Anderson) 153 (135) Characteristics and Marketing Methods of Kentucky Hardwood Lumber Exporters (Ringe, Graves, Hansen)

152 (134) Want to Use More Low-Grade Lumber? Why Not Rip First (Gatchell) 151 (133) Impact of Rough-Mill Practices on Yields (Gatchell) 150 (132) Material Usage Trends in the Wood Household Furniture Industry (Luppold) NE-RP-600 149 (131) The Changing Hardwood Lumber Market (Luppold) 148 (130) Quality of Thinned Trees in Even-Aged, Upland Oak Stands (Sonderman, Rast) 147 (129) Determinants of Hardwood Lumber Price (Jacobsen, Luppold) 146 (128) Log, Lumber and Veneer Hardwood Export Markets (Araman, Hansen) 145 (127) Exporting Hardwood Lumber from Kentucky: Species, Grades, and Markets (Ringe, Graves, Hansen) 144 (126) Sawmill Productivity and Performance: North and South (Dempsey) 143 (125) Equipment Needs and Capital Expenditure Budget for Eastern Sawmills and Pallet Manufacturers (Bush, Sinclair,

Shaffer, and Hansen)

142 (124) Recognizing Hardwood Quality: Key to Increased Profits? (Rast, Sonderman, Hilt) 141 (124-A) DESIM: What can it do for you? (Adams) 43 ( 42) Hardwood Log Grades and Lumber Grade Yields for Factory Lumber Logs (Hanks, Gammon, Brisbin, Rast)

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