Machining Properties of Wood and Advances in Wood Cutting
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Wood Science and Forest Products".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2026) | Viewed by 1335
Special Issue Editors
Interests: wood products; cutting tools; cutting process; wood processing; mechanical properties; wood science
Interests: mechanical engineering; wood technology; wood research; saw blades; cutting process
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Wood is an important renewable building material that effectively accumulates carbon dioxide, and the manufacturing processes of wood products have a low carbon footprint. However, ensuring sustainable management of forest/timber resources requires maintaining stable levels of raw material harvesting despite growing demand. Therefore, there is a strong focus on the development of primary and secondary sawing and other wood machining processes to reduce material waste and the energy consumption required for these processes. To support these developments, extensive analyses of the phenomena occurring during wood cutting processes are essential. This includes studying the impact of cutting parameters on the stability, quality, and productivity of machining. The findings from such analyses can contribute significantly to sustainable wood processing.
This Special Issue, titled “Machining Properties of Wood and Advances in Wood Cutting”, aims to provide an overview of recent developments in the field.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following research areas:
- Wood sawing processes;
- Wood machining processes;
- Cutting force analysis;
- Cutting power analysis;
- Forecasting cutting force and/or cutting power;
- Cutting tools analysis;
- Quality of machined products;
- Chips and dust during machining processes;
- Machining of wood-based composite panels.
Dr. Daniel Chuchała
Prof. Dr. Kazimierz Orłowski
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- wood
- sawing
- machining
- cutting force
- cutting power
- quality
- cutting tool
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