Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society
Table 4 Appearance quality of MW-pretreated and control samples after drying
From: Effects of microwave pretreatment on drying of 50 mm-thickness Chinese fir lumber
Sample | Bow (%) | Crook (%) | Cup (%) | Twist (%) | Internal checks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pretreated quarter-sawn Control quarter-sawn | 0.43 ± 0.04 0.48 ± 0.04 | 0.48 ± 0.04 0.50 ± 0.07 | 0.10 ± 0.17 0.23 ± 0.23 | 0.48 ± 0.04 0.18 ± 0.20 | No No |
Sig. | — | — | — | * | |
Pretreated flat-sawn Control flat-sawn | 0.45 ± 0.08 0.43 ± 0.05 | 0.45 ± 0.05 0.47 ± 0.05 | 0.58 ± 0.21 0.48 ± 0.12 | 1.38 ± 0.81 1.00 ± 0.55 | No No |
Sig. | — | — | — | — |