The invention features a method of reconditioning a fluid container including heating for at least one cycle the fluid container to a select temperature for a select time duration; sealing for at least one cycle the fluid container; cooling for at least one cycle the fluid container to a select vacuum for a select time duration in an interior of the fluid container; wherein the select vacuum and the select time duration of the cooling step are selected to draw substantially a fluid from at least one of a pore, a cell and a fiber of the fluid container to a surface of the fluid container. The invention also features methods of infusing an infusion agent into a reconditioned fluid container, and methods for preparing construction materials, devices adapted for the construction material preparation methods, and construction materials including wood reconditioned and prepared in accordance with the methods of the invention.

The present invention relates to a method for producing a profiled strip (1) comprising: a first longitudinal side (2A), provided with first male connecting means and a second longitudinal side (2B) situated opposite the first longitudinal side (2A) and provided with first female connecting means, which profiled strip (1) is furthermore provided, on a first end side (3A), with second male connecting means and is provided, on a second end side (3B) situated opposite the first end side (3A), with second female connecting means, wherein said connecting means are suitable for connecting the longitudinal sides (2A, 2B) and/or the end sides (3A, 3B) of adjacent profiled strips (1, 1) to each other, wherein the method comprises the following steps: supplying a panel-shaped profiled section made of plastic; sawing the profiled section produced to the desired length; performing one or several milling operations in order to produce at least one foldable flexible projecting element (6a) on the first end side (3A) of the sawed profiled section; heating the produced projecting element (6A) and subsequently bending it at a desired angle in relation to the end side (3A) in order to form a bent locking element (6b).

An edger feed apparatus and method of feeding flitches into an edger are disclosed. The flitches are positioned with minimal spacing between successive flitches and with flitches positioned and the edger adjusted so as to yield a maximum value of lumber from each flitch. The edger feed apparatus may include a fetcher assembly to hold a second flitch in an edger ready position while a portion of the first flitch is directed below on an edger infeed mechanism being transported to the edger. The fetcher assembly releases the second flitch on to the edger infeed mechanism when the first flitch has moved clear from beneath the edger ready position. The edger feed apparatus additionally includes a scanner system for creating and storing a digital three-dimensional model of each flitch for determining a sawing solution to be implemented by the edger.

An edger feed apparatus and method of feeding flitches into an edger are disclosed. The flitches are positioned with minimal spacing between successive flitches and with flitches positioned and the edger adjusted so as to yield a maximum value of lumber from each flitch. The edger feed apparatus may include a fetcher assembly to hold a second flitch in an edger ready position while a portion of the first flitch is directed below on an edger infeed mechanism being transported to the edger. The fetcher assembly releases the second flitch on to the edger infeed mechanism when the first flitch has moved clear from beneath the edger ready position. The edger feed apparatus additionally includes a scanner system for creating and storing a digital three-dimensional model of each flitch for determining a sawing solution to be implemented by the edger.

Provided is an improved lumber edger having a cross cut saw to cross cut lumber into two or more separate pieces to increase the available amount or value of boards, and a method of using the improved lumber edger.

Provided is an improved lumber edger having a cross cut saw to cross cut lumber into two or more separate pieces to increase the available amount or value of boards, and a method of using the improved lumber edger.

Provided is an improved lumber edger having a cross cut saw to cross cut flitch into two or more separate pieces of flitch to increase the available amount or value of boards.

Provided is an improved lumber edger having a cross cut saw to cross cut flitch into two or more separate pieces of flitch to increase the available amount or value of boards.

A method for bevelling veneers (14), in which an edge (26) of the veneer (14) is pressed, by a pressure shoe (44) that extends along the edge, against a base (22) in such a way that the edge projects over the base, and in that a trimming device (28) and a grinding tool (30), which has a grinding surface set at an angle to the plane of the veneer, move along the edge (26) of the veneer such that an edge strip (50) of the veneer is cut-off by the trimming device (28) and the veneer is bevelled by the grinding tool (30).

A method for bevelling veneers (14), in which an edge (26) of the veneer (14) is pressed, by a pressure shoe (44) that extends along the edge, against a base (22) in such a way that the edge projects over the base, and in that a trimming device (28) and a grinding tool (30), which has a grinding surface set at an angle to the plane of the veneer, move along the edge (26) of the veneer such that an edge strip (50) of the veneer is cut-off by the trimming device (28) and the veneer is bevelled by the grinding tool (30).