THE AUTHORS 



DAVID P. LOWERY is wood technologist, stationed at the 



Intermountain Station's Forestry Sciences Laboratory 

 in Missoula, Montana. 



JOHN R. HOST is a research forester also stationed at the 

 Forestry Sciences Laboratory in Missoula, 



ACKNOWLEDGMENT 



The authors would like to express their appreciation 

 to Harold and Louis Bouma of the Bouma Post Yards at 

 Lincoln and Choteau, Montana, and Fred Behenna of the 

 Kalispell Pole and Timber Company, Kalispell, Montana. 

 The cooperation and helpful suggestions of these men 

 during the course of the different investigations have 

 been much appreciated. 



