Construction timber

摘要

The invention provides a method for method for producing construction timber planks, construction timber and laminated planks or beams. The method includes the steps of sawing debarked and plantation dried logs from Eucalyptus trees having a moisture content of 18% or higher into planks having lengths suitable for the next step as described below. The planks are cross cut into lengths of about 0.5 m to 2.5 m and their end edges are profiled for finger jointing. The end edges of a series of profiled planks are joined by longitudinally pressing end edges together using a polyurethane glue to lengths required for construction timber planks.

主权项

1. A method for producing construction timber planks, which method comprises the steps of:
sawing debarked and plantation dried logs from Eucalyptus trees having a moisture content of 18% or higher into planks having lengths suitable for the next step as described below; cross cutting the planks into lengths of about 0.5 m to 2.5 m; profiling end edges of the cross cut planks for finger jointing; and jointing opposed end edges of a series of profiled planks by longitudinally pressing end edges together using a polyurethane glue to lengths required for construction timber planks.