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STRUCTURAL FLAKEBOARD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 



PROGRAM 1 



THE FINGERLING CONCEPT 2 



Small Residue 3 



Large Residue 5 



HARVESTING SYSTEMS FOR RESIDUE 6 



Methods and Equipment 6 



Simulation 12 



MANUFACTURING STRUCTURAL FLAKEBOARD FROM FINGERLINGS . . 13 



Panel Performance Requirements 13 



Board Configurations 15 



Furnish Requirements 19 



Fingerling Chips for Flakes 20 



SUMMARY 22 



PUBLICATIONS CITED 23 



SELECTED REFERENCES 24 



APPENDIX A 



Special Equipment 25 



APPENDIX B 



Operating Costs 29 



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