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TIRE TUBE PROCESS [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Treatment of Wood
CONT

A gravity process by which a waterborne-type preservative is applied to freshly cut, unbarked round timber (mainly poles) via the butt, thereby displacing the sap. ... The tyre-tube process ... is a simplification, for small round timber, e.g. fence posts, in which the preservative solution is applied by hydrostatic pressure via a short length of tyre tube fitted over one end of the piece.

Key term(s)
  • tire-tube process
  • tire tube process
  • tyre tube process

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des bois

Spanish

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