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Introduction
Production and consumption of wood
Harvesting of wood
- Management
- Marking, felling, and processing
Utilization of wood
- Primary products
  - Roundwood products
  - Sawn wood
    - Production at the sawmill
    - Yield and grading
  - Veneer
  - Plywood and laminated wood
    - Plywood
    - Laminated wood
  - Particleboard
  - Fibreboard
  - Pulp and paper
- Treatments
  - Drying
  - Preservation
- Chemical products
  - Products of chemical processing
  - Extractives
Wood as a material
- Structure and composition
  - Macrostructure
    - Earlywood, latewood, and pores
    - Heartwood and sapwood
    - Rays and resin canals
    - Radial and tangential sections
  - Microstructure
  - Ultrastructure and chemical composition
  - Variation of structure and defects
- Properties of wood
  - Sensory characteristics
  - Density and specific gravity
  - Hygroscopicity
  - Shrinkage and swelling
  - Mechanical properties
  - Thermal properties
  - Electric properties
  - Acoustic properties
  - Degradation
Bark and bark products

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