%0 Article
%T Shrinkage properties of Norway spruce wood.
%A Kärkkäinen, Matti
%A Marcus, Michel
%D 1985
%J Silva Fennica
%V 19
%N 1
%R doi:10.14214/sf.a15410
%U https://silvafennica.fi/article/5231
%X <p>Norway spruce (<em>Picea abies (</em>L.) H. Karst.) boards sawn from outer layers of logs were sampled from a sawmill in Northern Finland and another in Southern Finland. Test pieces 20 mm x 20 mm x 20 mm were selected according to maximum variation in growth ring width. Volumetric and longitudinal shrinkage from a soaked to a dry condition were measured. It was found that wood density correlated positively with the volumetric shrinkage but negatively with the longitudinal shrinkage. Dry density was a better predictor than basic density. With constant density and an increase in growth ring width, there was increased shrinkage, especially in samples from Northern Finland. Besides this, when density was kept constant, the shrinkage was higher in the spruce wood from Southern Finland than from Northern Finland.</p>
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