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ItemNo Preview AvailableTechnical Report for Maton GuitarsBelleville, B ; Redman, A ; Ferhmann, J ( 2018-07-17)The present report outlined below forms part of ACIAR project FST/2016/151 – Advancing enhanced wood manufacturing industries in Laos and Australia. As part of the project, the University of Melbourne (UoM) and Department of Agriculture Fisheries (DAF) project staff work with Maton Guitars (MG) on various R&D areas nominated by MG that align with the objectives of FST/2016/151. Overall, the main research focus is on enhancing kiln drying efficiencies and utilisation of alternative species in their guitar manufacture. MG has identified the following specific sub-project as a high priority: Improving kiln drying efficiency and best practice. This will include assisting in setting up best practice drying for new kiln investments and running drying trials to improve drying efficiency and consistency. The report presents the results of moisture content profile and residual drying stress tests. The tests were conducted on blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon) resawn billets taken from a batch which showed distortion. The ACIAR team conducted detailed moisture gradient testing and residual drying stress tests of 5 billets.
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ItemEnhancing the knowledge of wood properties and processing characteristics of PNG timbers - Testing of Basic Physical & Mechanical Properties (Part I)Belleville, B ; Lancelot, K ; Galore, E ; Ozarska, B ( 2018)
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ItemImproving the value and quality of wood products for domestic and export markets - Laboratory testing of performance of various types of adhesives in various conditionsBELLEVILLE, B ; Ozarska, B ; Siakor, L ; Boupha, L ; ACIAR, ( 2015)