%0 Article
%T Reappraisal of minimum requirements of Scots pine saw logs
%A Kärkkäinen, Matti
%A Halinen, Markku
%D 1985
%J Silva Fennica
%V 19
%N 3
%R doi:10.14214/sf.a15425
%U https://silvafennica.fi/article/5246
%X <p>A test sawing was made of 807 Scots pine (<em>Pinus sylvestris</em> L.) saw logs of varying size and quality. The most important knot characteristic affecting the value of sawn goods was the diameter of the thickest dry knot. The new minimum requirements for pine logs were proposed on the basis of top diameter of the log and the diameter of the thickest dry and living knot.</p>
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