Volume 32, Number 1 (1986)

Original Articles

Sang-Jin PARK
Structure of “Opposite” Wood V. Structure of “opposite” wood in an inclined stem of akamatsu (Pinus densiflora)     1

Hajime OKAMOTO
Thermodynamics of Three-Component System Applied to Wood II. Classification of mixed phase according to the composition dependence of chemical potentials     6

Yoshinori KOBAYASHI
Anatomical Characteristics of Collapsed Western Red-Cedar Wood II.     12

Yoshiaki NAKAMURA, Koichi NISHIMOTO
Cutting Force of Knife Edges into Wood II. Cuts with six types of knife edges     19

Masao UJIIE, Kiyoshi KAWASE, Hitoshi IMAGAWA
Studies on Utilization of Sasa-Bamboos as Forest Resources III. Pulp from soft young culms by the alkaline process     28

Satoshi AGATSUMA, Sanro TACHIBANA, Masashi SUMIMOTO
Studies on Pitch Problems Caused by Pulping and Bleaching of Tropical Woods XVII. Agglomerated resin deposition into sulfate pulps from the Dipterocarpaceae woods (1)     34

Lam Thi BACH TUYET, Junko HIROSE, Kenji IIYAMA, Junzo NAKANO
Total Utilization of Lignocellulosic Materials II. Preparation of metal chelating materials from carboxymethylated mechanical pulp     44

Seiichi YASUDA, Katsuhito OTA
Chemical Structures of Sulfuric Acid Lignin IX. Reaction of syringyl alcohol and reactivity of guaiacyl and syringyl nuclei in sulfuric acid solution     51

Mitsuro ISHIHARA
An Approach to Biomass Utilization V. Screening of cellulolytic Trichoderma and Hypocrea species     59

Note

Yoichi TOMIMURA, Iwao SUZUKI, Masato IMAMURA, Kazuyuki NISHIKAWA, Yoshio NAKAYAMA, Saburo OGAWA
Dry-Process Fiberboard Manufacturing by the Gassing Process     67

Proceedings of the Society     70


Volume 32, Number 2 (1986)

Original Articles

Sang-Jjn PARK
Structure of “Opposite” Wood VI. Structure of “opposite” wood in horizontal-growing seedlings of akamatsu (Pinus densiflora S. et Z.)     73

Hidetoshi MIYAKAWA
Effect of Shock-Absorbing Material on the Impact Fracture of Wood II. Impact bending fatigue tests with a rubber buffer on the impact-contacting surface     80

Jun KOBAYASHI, Daikuro HAYASHI
Veneer Slicing by Longitudinal-Cross Feed II. Influence of bias angle     87

Chiaki TANAKA, Akira TAKANASHI, Yozo SHIOTA
Cutting Performance of Cermet, Ceramic, CBN, and Artificial Diamond Tools I. Wear from continuous cutting of wood-based materials     96

Tetsuya TANAKA, Sanro TACHIBANA, Masashi SUMIMOTO
Studies on Pitch Problems Caused by Pulping and Bleaching of Tropical Woods XVIII. Effect of phase transfer catalysts with various substituents on removability of the colored pitch specks     103

Kazuo HOSOMI, Tomotaka YOSHIMOTO, Yoshio ITOH
Studies on Tissue Culture of Achras sapota IV. Production of triterpenes by Achras sapota cells in a suspention culture     110

Kazuo HOSOMI, Tomotaka YOSHIMOTO, Yoshio ITOH
Studies on Tissue Culture of Achras sapota V. Effect of various cultural conditions on the growth and triterpene production by Achras sapota cells in a suspension culture     114

Shizu FUJISHIMA, Fumiko YAKU, Tetsuo KOSHIJIMA
Recovery and Reutilization of Cellulases Used for the Hydrolysis of Woods III. Adsorption of cellulase activity on substrate     119

Hiromi TANAKA, Akio ENOKI, Goro FUSE
Correlation between Ethylene Production from α-Oxo-γ-methylthiobutyric Acid and Degradation of Lignin Dimeric Model Compounds by Wood-Inhabiting Fungi     125

Notes

Katsuji YAMANAKA
Wound Ethylene Production by Phloem Lind Cambium Tissues in Conifers     136

Kenichi SUDO
Liquefaction of Bark with Sodium Hydroxide and Ethanol II. Effects of reaction time and NaOH and EtOH concentrations on conversion ratio     140

Proceedings of the Society     145

Book Review


Volume 32, Number 3 (1986)

Original Articles

Manjiro FUKUYAMA, Hiroyuki URAKAMI
Diffusion of Nonelectrolytes through Wood Saturated with Water III. Diffusion rates of polyethylene glycols     147

Masaharu SUZUKI, Yoshitoyo KOJIMA, Masaru KOYASU
Relationship between Sound Transmission Loss of Wood-Based Panels at Low Frequencies and Resistive Term     155

Noboru SEKINO, Motoaki OKUMA
Performance of Construction Particleboard II. Bending in service as underlayment of floors     163

Yoichi TOMIMURA, Toshiyo MATSUDA
Particleboard Made of Steamed Flakes     170

Takato NAKANO, Humito NAKAMURA
Viscoelasticity of Esterified Wood Specimens I. Sress relaxation behavior of caprated wood and the effect of ester content     176

Kenji IIYAMA, Lam Thi BACH TUYET
Preparation of Carboxymethylcellulose from Refiner Mechanical Pulp VI. Preparation of highly substituted carboxymethylcellulose and carboxymethylated refiner mechanical pulp     184

Yuchang SU, Sanro TACHIBANA, Masashi SUMIMOTO
Pitch Problems in Making Japanese Paper II. Contributions of inorganics to speck formation and separation and idetification of the neutral components in MeOH extractive     190

Takashi YAMAGUCHI, Toshiro FUKUZUMI, Tomotaka YOSHIMOTO
Phenolics of Tissue Cultures from Eucalyptus spp. I. Analysis of phenolics in callus of Eucalyptus robusta     203

Notes

Takashi YAMAGUCHI, Toshiro FUKUZUMI, Tomotaka YOSHIMOTO
Phenolics of Tissue Cultures from Eucalyptus spp. II. Effects of phytohormons on phenolic accumulations in callus of Eucalyptus robusta     209

Ryuichiro KONDO, Hiroyuki IMAMURA
Antifungal Compounds in Heartwood Extractives of Hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa Endl.)     213

Yoichi TOMIMURA, Iwao SUZUKI Toshiyo MATSUDA
Various Mechanical Pretreatments in the Enzymatic Saccharification of Wood     218

Topics

Proceedings of the Society     223


Volume 32, Number 4 (1986)

Original Articles

Takashi TANIGUCHI, Hiroshi HARADA, Kanji NAKATO
Characterization of Inorganic Deposits in Tropical Woods by a New Method of Isolation     227

Yasutoshi SASAKI, Makoto MIURA, Tomio TAKEMURA
Strength of Three Different Knee Joints with Glued Plywood Gussets     234

Masaharu SUZUKI, Shunichi IWAKIRI
Fracture Toughness and Tensile-Shear Strength of Wood-Adhesive Joints     242

Sung-Phil MUN, Ryuichiro KONDO, Kokki SAKAI, Hiroyuki IMAMURA
Delignification with Organic Solvents and Sulfites III. Applicability of isopropanol-bisulfite delignification to different wood species     249

Nobutake SASAKI, Masato SUZUKI, Katsuhiko SAKATA, Takeo NAGASAWA
Pyrolysis of Lignins and Related Compounds I. Pyrolysis of chlorinated phenolic compounds     255

Nobutake SASAKI, Masato SUZUKI, Katsuhiko SAKATA, Takeo NAGASAWA
Pyrolysis of Lignins and Related Compounds II. Pyrolysis of chlorinated thiolignin     261

Seiji OHARA, Mitsuyoshi YATAGAI, Yoshioki HAYASHI
Utilization of Wood Extractives I. Extractives from the bark of Betula platyphylla Sukatchev var. japonica Hara     266

Notes

Nobuo SOBUE
Instantaneous Measurement of Elastic Constants by Analysis of the Tap Tone of Wood Application to flexural vibration of beams     274

Noboru SEKINO
Performance of Construction Particleboard III. Prediction of bending in service by water-immersion accelerated-aging treatment     280

Ken-ichi KURODA, Yoshiyuki INOUE
Synthesis of Diphenyl Ethers Composed of 4-O-5 Structures     285

Topics

Proceedings of the Society     291

Book Review


Volume 32, Number 5 (1986)

Original Articles

Sang-Jjn PARK
Structure of “Opposite” Wood VII. Structure of “opposite” wood formed in wide portion of annual rings     293

Shinji FUJIWARA, Seiro IWAGAMI
Tree Growth and Ceil Dimensions II. Factors influencing tracheid length of sugi (Cryptomeria japonica D. Don)     299

Takashi TANIGUCHI, Hiroshi HARADA, Kanji NAKATO
Density of Oven-Dried Wood Cell Walls Determined by the Density-Gradient Column Method     308

Susumu CHUMA, Masami FUSHITANI
Effect of Fine Structure on Stress Relaxation in the Bending of Softwoods     315

Shuichi KAWAI, Hikaru SASAKI
Production Technology for Low-Density Particleboard I. Forming a density gradient and its effect on board properties     324

Mitsuo HIGUCHI
Fortification of Amino-Resin Adhesives with Highly-Condensed Resol Powder I. Hardening behavior of a powdered resol and its fortifying effects on amino-resin adhesives     331

Takato NAKANO, Humito NAKAMURA
Viscoelasticity of Esterified Wood Specimens II. The effect of the introduced acyl group on stress relaxation     337

Kazuhiko SAMESHIMA, Akihiko SHIGEMATSU, Norio TAKAMURA
Biologically Active Substances in Pulping Waste Liquors III. Determination of simple monomers in pine and birch kraft pulp waste liquors and their toxicity to fish     344

Jun-ichi AZUMA, Jun HIGASHINO, Tetsuo KOSHIJIMA
Microwave Irradiation of Lignocellulosic Materials VI. Enhancement of enzymatic susceptibility of softwood barks     351

Nobutake SASAKI, Hiroshi ARAKI, Masato SUZUKI, Takeo NAGASAWA
Pyrolysis of Lignins and Related Compounds III. Determination of low molecular-weight compounds in pyrolysis products     358

Takashi YAMAGUCHI, Toshiro FUKUZUMI, Tomotaka YOSHIMOTO
Phenolics of Tissue Cultures from Eucalyptus spp. III. The influence of inorganic elements and sucrose on the growth, phenolic accumulation, and composition of E. polybractea suspension cultures     366

Note

Junji OHSAWA, Kanji NAKATO
Quantitative Evaluation of Micro-Pores in Hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa Endl.) by Nitrogen Adsorption     373

Proceedings of the Society     378


Volume 32, Number 6 (1986)

Original Articles

Takeshi FURUNO, Teruo WATANABE, Noriyuki SUZUKI, Teruo GOTO, Kanae YOKOYAMA
Microstructure and Silica Mineralization in the Formation of Silicified Woods I. Species identification of silicified woods and observations with a scanning electron microscope     387

Shigeru MORISHITA, Makoto OHKOSHI, Kanji NAKATO, Takeshi SADOH
Destroying Obstacles in the Fluid Flow through Softwoods with Pectolytic Enzymes     401

Minoru MORI
Weibull Analysis of Tooth-Wear Progression in Circular Sawing     409

Kaoru BANSHOYA
Tool Life in Machine Boring of Wood and Wood-Based Materials VI. Machinability of various domestic and imported wood species     418

Vicente C. MALLARI Jr., Shuichi KAWAI, Hikaru SASAKI, Bambang SUBIYANTO, Tomoyasu SAKUNO
The Manufacturing of Particleboard I. Types of abhesives and optimum moisture content     425

Hiroaki YOSHIDA
Bond Durability of Water-Based Polymer-Isocyanate Adhesives (API Resin) for Wood I. Degradation of bond quality of API resin-bonded plywood by accelerated aging treatments and natural weathering     432

W. R. PERNG
Effects of Vanillin-Formaldehyde Resin Treatments on Dimensional Stability of Wood     439

Tae OKI, Michie SHINMOTO, Hisao ISHIKAWA
Enzymatic Degradation of Guaiacylglycerol-β-Guaiacyl Ether     448

Koetsu TAKAHASHI, Koichi OGIYAMA
Phenols of Discolored Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica D.Don) Sapwood IV. Norlignans of Ayasugi (cultivar) in the Kyushu Region     457

Ryuichiro KONDO, Toru MITSUNAGA, Hiroyuki IMAMURA
The Chemistry of the Color of Wood II. The effect of environmental factors on the coloration of murasakitagayasan (Millettia sp.) heartwood     462

Mitsuyoshi YATAGAI, Genji UNRININ, Ginji SUGIURA
By-Products of Wood Carbonization. Tars from mangrove, sugi ogalite, wheat straw, and Chishima-sasa     467

Note

Ikuho IIDA
The Thermal Softening of Green Wood Evaluated by Its Young’s Modulus in Bending     472

Proceedings of the Society     478


Volume 32, Number 7 (1986)

Review

Takeshi SADOH
Transport in Wood     485

Original Articles

Yoshinori KOBAYASHI
Anatomical Characteristics of Collapsed Western Red Cedar Wood III. Anatomical changes in developing of wood collapse     492

Yoshihisa FUJII, Shinji KATAYAMA, Masami NOGUCHI
Measurement of Bandsaw Deformation with Moiré Topography     498

Jun KOBAYASHI, Daikuro HAYASHI
Veneer Cutting with a Floating Bar     505

Hidehiko FUMOTO, Tomio TAKEMURA
Moisture Accumulation by Surface Condensation on wood-Based Materials     513

Hajime KISHI, Nobuo SHIRAISHI
Wood-Phenol Adhesives Prepared from Carboxymethylated Wood II.     520

Hiroo TANAKA
Z-Directional Distribution of Filler, Starch, and Aluminum in Paper     527

Takeshi KATAYAMA, Fumiaki NAKATSUBO, Takayoshi HIGUCHI
Degradation of a Phenylcoumaran, a Lignin Substructure Model, by Fusarium solani M-13-1     535

Shoji OHGA
Biotechnological Studies of Edible Mushroom Cultivation VI. Effect of nutriment addition to the bed-logs of Lentinus edodes on the mycelium growth and fruiting-body production     545

Notes

Shigeru SUGIYAMA
Method of Cutting-Force Measurement in the Oblique Cutting of Wood by Feeding the Knife to the Workpiece during the Sliding of the Knife in the Direction Parallel to the Cutting Edge     552

Hiroshi OHI, Gyosuke MESHITSUKA, Junzo NAKANO
Modification of High-Yield Pulp. Modification of thermomechanical pulp by radical sulfonation of lignin     557

Proceedings of Society     562


Volume 32, Number 8 (1986)

Review

Masaaki KUWAHARA
Genetic Improvement of Ligninolytic and Cellulolytic Activities of Fungi     567

Original Articles

Takeshi FURUNO, Teruo WATANABE, Noriyuki SUZUKI, Teruo GOTO, Kanae YOKOYAMA
Microstructure and Silica Mineralization in the Formation of Silicified Woods II. Distribution of organic carbon and the formation of quartz in the structure of silicified woods     575

Hajime OKAMOTO
Thermodynamics of Three-Component System Applied to Wood III. Changes in composition and volume of the cell wall in phase equilibria under constant temperature and pressure     584

Tetsuya NAKAO, Chiaki TANAKA, Akira TAKAHASHI
Source Wave Analysis of Large Amplitude Acoustic Emission in the Bending of Wood     591

Yasuhide MURASE
Effect of Tool Materials on the Corrosive Wear of Wood-Cutting Tools II.     596

Kazuo HAYASHI, Masatoshi OONO, Masaaki ITO
Estimation of Tool Temperature in the Neighborhood of the Cutting Edge in Peripheral Milling of Wood     603

Jun HOSOKAWA, Takamasa KUBO
Color Reversion of Ozone-Bleached Kraft Pulp VI. Cause of yellowing of hotwater extracts     608

Tadashi ISHII, Tadakazu HIROI
Anhydrous Hydrogen Fluoride Saccharification of Lignocellulosic Materials I. Enzymatic saccharification of pulp treated with anhydrous hydrogen fluoride     615

Shigeo HIROSE, Hyoe HATAKEYAMA
A Kinetic Study on Lignin Pyrolysis Using the Integral Method     621

Mitsuyoshi YATAGAI, Toshio TAKAHASHI, Massako Nakaoka SAKITA
By-Products of Wood Carbonization II. Wood tars from the trees of Brazil     626

Kazuhiko KINJO, Shiryo YAGA
Study on the Cultivation Culture Media of Bacidiomycetes IV. Antifungal activity of hinoki     632

Hiromi TANAKA, Akio ENOKI, Goro FUSE, Koichi NISHIMOTO
Succession and Interaction of Microorganisms Participating in Wood Decay V. Changes in the chemical components of buna and sugi sapwood-stakes during exposure under the floor of a house     637

Note

Sang-Jin PARK
Structure of “Opposite” Wood VIII. Component layers in tracheid walls of “opposite” wood     644

Topics

Proceedings of the Society     652


Volume 32, Number 9 (1986)

Review

Kazuo YAMAGISHI
Recent Progress of Cellulose Derivatives     657

Original Articles

Akio KOIZUMI, Koji UEDA
Estimation of the Mechanical Properties of Standing Trees by Bending Tests I. Test method to measure the stiffness of a tree trunk     669

Shigeru SUGIYAMA, Yoshihiro NAGAO
Effects of Sliding Velocity and Inclination Angle on the Cutting Force in Veneer Slicing by Feeding the Knife to the Workpiece during the Slicing of the Knife in the Direction Parallel to the Cutting Edge     677

Noboru NAKAMURA, Motoaki OKUMA
Development of Continuous Modulus of Elasticity Tester for Structural Plywood II. Evaluating the strength performance of plywood by the machine     685

Kalle LEVON, Gyosuke MESHITSUKA, Junzo NAKANO
The Effect of Organic Compounds on the Beating Rate     691

Hiroshi OHI, Junzo NAKANO
Modified Soda-Quinone Cooking I. Soda-quinone cooking with sodium sulfite     697

Hidenori HIRASHIMA, Masashi SUMIMOTO
Fundamental Properties of Mechanical Pulp Lignins I. Visible light spectrophotometry and nitrobenzene oxidation     705

Yoshihiro SANO, Takashi SASAYA
Hydrocracking of Solvolysis Lignin     713

Shiryo YAGA, Kazuhiko KINJO
Termiticidal Substances from Sciadopitys verticillata S. et Z     720

Shuichi DOI, Koichi NISHIMOTO
The Bending Strength and the Chemical Components of Ezomatsu (Picea jezoensis) Wood Decayed by the Dry Rot Fungus, Serpula lacrymans     724

Tsutomu SUZUKI, Tetsuo YAMADA, Tsuneyuki HOMMA
Hydrogasification of Wood for High Heating-Value Gas Production III. Relationship between Ni catalyst loading and the reactivity on CH4 production in low-temperature hydrogasification of wood charcoal     730

Notes

Takashi TANIGUCHI, Keizo OKAMURA, Hiroshi HARADA, Kanji NAKATO
Accessibility and Density of Cell Walls of Unearthed Buried Woods     738

Nobuo SOBUE
Measurement of Young’s Modulus by the Transient Longitudinai Vibration of Wooden Beams Using a Fast Fourier Transformation Spectrum Analyzer     744

Seiichi YASUDA, Jun NIWA, Noritsugu TERASHIMA, Katsuhito OTA, Motoyoshi TACHI
Inhibitory Component of Manggasinoro Wood in Cement Hardening     748

Preliminary Report

Tomio TAKEMURA, Koji SATO, Kazuo TSUZUKI
An Attempt to Evaluate Dwelling Ability of Wood Based on the Reproductive Performance of Mice     752

Proceedings of the Society     754


Volume 32, Number 10 (1986)

Review

Nobuo SHIRAISHI
Plasticization of Wood     755

Original Articles

Keiji TAKABE, Hiroshi HARADA
Polysaccharide Deposition during Tracheid Wall Formation in Cryptomeria     763

Junji SUGIYAMA, Hiroshi HARADA
Ultrastructural Localization of Crystalline and Amorphous Materials in the Cell Walls of Valonia macrophysa     770

Mitsumasa MORI, Hirohiko YASUDA
The Effect of Sealing Polymers Painted on Cross-Sections of Bamboo Pieces on Internal Temperatures during Microwave Irradiation     777

Mitsumasa MORI
The Effect of Initial Moisture Content and Microwave Power on the Internal Temperature of Bamboo Pieces during Microwave Irradiation     782

Chutaro KATO, Hisashi FUKUI, Yasunori KAWAI
The Anti-Kick-Back Fingers of Wood-Working Machinery III. Penetrating curve of the fingers into work     787

Michio TOKUDA
Bending Properties of Truss Beams Made of Laminated Veneer Lumber and Steel Pipes     796

Shigehiko SUZUKI, Fujiichi SAITO
Fatigue Behavior of Particleboard in Tension Perpendicular to the Surface II. Effect of moisture content     801

Jiro KAWAMURA
Studies on the Cracking of Paint Films on Wood V. Effect of wood-properties on cracks     808

Akio TAKEMURA, Hijiri KURIYAMA, Takehiko MORIGUCHI, Bun-Ichiro TOMITA, Hiroshi MIZUMACHI
Dynamic Mechanical Properties and Adhesive Strengths of Polyacrylates I.     813

Takato NAKANO, Humito NAKAMURA
Viscoelasticity of Esterified Wood Specimens III. The effect of ester content on dynamic mechanical properties     820

Tadanori FUKUDA, Masamichi KOHMOTO
Studies on Tissue Culture of Tree-Cambium X. Lignin-carbohydrate complex in suspension-cultured cells of Robinia pseudoacacia     827

Kenzoh TANEDA, Michikazu OTA, Masaya NAGASHIMA
The Radial Distribution and Concentration of Several Chemical Elements in Woods of Five Japanese Species     833

Note

Yuji IMAMURA, Koichi NISHIMOTO, Hideo MOTOKI
Termite Resistance of Flakeboards Bonded with Isocyanate Resin     842

Preliminary Report

Yoshinori KOBAYASHI
Cause of Collapse in Western Red-Cedar     846

Proceedings of Society     848


Volume 32, Number 11 (1986)

Original Articles

D. J. ROBSON, A. J. BOLTON
Models Describing Flow through Hardwood Vessel Elements     851

Akio KOIZUMI, Koji UEDA
Estimation of Mechanical Properties of Standing Trees by Bending Test II. Variation of tree-trunk stiffness associated with radial growth     860

Chutaro KATO, Hisashi FUKUI, Tsutomu KAWAGUCHI
The Anti-Kick-Back Fingers of Wood Working Machinery IV. Force produced in a finger during static anti-kick-back operation     868

Shuichi KAWAI, Hisayoshi SUDA, Makoto NAKAJI, Hikaru SASAKI
Production Technology for Low-Density Particleboard II. Effects of particle moisture content and resin content on board properties     876

Akio TAKEMURA, Bun-Ichiro TOMITA, Hiroshi MIZUMACHI
Dynamic Mechanical Properties and Adhesive Strengths of Polyacrylates II.     883

Yutaka ISHIMARU, Emiko INOUE, Takeshi SADOH, Kanji NAKATO
Dimensional Stability of Wood with Absorbed Polyethlene Glycol I. Effect of molecular weight     888

Hiroshi KABEYA, Takamasa KUBO, Jun HOSOKAWA
Utilization of Cellulosic Wastes IV. Effect of ozone and oxygen-alkali pretreatments on enzymatic hydrolysis of thermomechanical pulp     896

James L. DAVIS, Raymond A. YOUNG, Subhash S. DEODHAR
Organic Acid Pulping of Wood III. Acetic acid pulping of spruce     905

Seiichi YASUDA, Katsuhito OTA, Tatsuhiko HIRANO
Chemical Structures of Hydrochloric Acid Lignin III. Reaction of phenylcoumaran with hydrochloric acid     915

Kensuke NABETA, Jun YONEKUBO, Motoo MIYAKE
Analysis of Volatile Constituents of European and Japanese Oaks     921

Fusako ABE
Elemental Analysis and Calculation of the Calorific Value from the Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen Contents of the Bark of Fast-Grown and Other Decideous Trees     928

Note

Yun Long PAN, Makoto USUDA, Takashi KADOYA
An Improved Method for Measuring Stockigt Sizing Degree     936

Proceedings of Society     940


Volume 32, Number 12 (1986)

Review

Makoto USUDA
Recent Trends in Studies on Paper Science     945

0riginal Articles

Takashi TANIGUCHI, Yoshihiro KAWAMURA, Hiroshi HARADA
Relationship between Deterioration and Density in Unearthed Buried Wood     953

Yoshiaki NAKAMURA, Koichi NISHIMOTO
Cutting Force of Knife Edges into Wood III. Changes in wave patterns of cutting force with increases in the depth of cut     958

Yasuo YOSHIDA, Shuichi KAWAI, Yuji IMAMURA, Koichi NISHIMOTO, Takashi SATOU, Makoto NAKAJI
Production Technology for Acetylated Low-Density Particleboard I. Mechanical properties and dimensional stability     965

Naoyuki SUZUKI
Measurement of Fracture Toughness of Glue Lines in a Sliding Mode by Torsion Tests     972

Naoyuki SUZUKI
Measurement of Shear Strength of Glue Lines of Wood by Torsion Tests     978

Hiroyuki YANO, Tadashi YAMADA, Kazuya MINATO
Changes in Acoustical Properties of Sitka Spruce due to Reaction with Formaldehyde     984

Hiroyuki YANO, Misato NORIMOTO, Tadashi YAMADA
Changes in Acoustical Properties of Sitka Spruce due to Acetylation     990

Yutaka ISHIMARU, Yukio ASAI
Dimensional Stability of Wood with Adsorbed Polyethylene Glycol II. Effect of pretreatment     996

Yoshihiro SANO, Manabu UMEMOTO, Akihiro TAKAHASHI, Takashi SASAYA
Phenorganosolv Pulping II. Pulping of beechwood with acetic acid-water-phenols system     1003

Kalle LEVON, Gyosuke MESHITSUKA, Junzo NAKANO
Acceleration of the Beating of Pulp by the Use of Modified Lignosulfonate     1011

Masahiro SAMEJIMA, Tomotaka YOSHIMOTO, Toshio FUKUZUMI, Teruko NAKAZAWA, Michel DESROCHERS, Roger BERNIER Jr., Lubo JURASEK
Molecular Cloning and Expression of a Xylanase Gene of Bacillus subtilis in Pseudomonas putida     1017

Proceedings of Society     1022