Library/Resources
Excerpts from the Forest Products Laboratory Wood handbook:
Lumber Basics:
For information about how Western lumber is produced, graded and used in today's marketplace, please visit www.lumberbasics.org. This site is part of the Western Wood Products Association website – www.wwpa.org.
Sources of More Information
Wood Preservative Producers
Arxada
470-504-1301
Wood Treating Companies
Conrad Forest Products
800-356-7146
Wood Trade Associations
American Wood-Preservers' Association
334-874-9800
APA - The Engineered Wood Association
253-565-6600
Western Wood Products Association
503-224-3930
Western Wood Preservers Institute
360-693-9958
Library/Resources
- Consumer / MSDS Information
- Seismic Code Information
- Fasteners & Treated Wood
- Product Warranties
- FAQ
- Best Management Practice (BMP) Information
- ANSI Chart
- Bridge Tie Extender
- Dual Borate & Copper Napthenate treatment of bridge timbers
- Specifications for Hardwood and Softwood Crossties and Switch Ties treated with Copper Naphthenate
- Specifications for Hardwood and Softwood Bridge ties treated with Copper Naphthenate
- Why your utility should be using Copper Naphthenate treated wood utility poles
- Chemonite Pile