An object of the present invention is to provide a tone bar woody material and a xylophone that are superior in acoustic characteristics and stable in quality. In the tone bar woody material of the present invention, at least a partial region of a surface layer of a wood material was impregnated with a resin composition, and the wood material comprises in the partial region, a plurality of pores each having an average diameter less than 1.2 times an average diameter of vessels in the wood material.

An object of the present invention is to provide a tone bar woody material and a xylophone that are superior in acoustic characteristics and stable in quality. In the tone bar woody material of the present invention, at least a partial region of a surface layer of a wood material was impregnated with a resin composition, and the wood material comprises in the partial region, a plurality of pores each having an average diameter less than 1.2 times an average diameter of vessels in the wood material.

A process is provided for treating wood products including lumber, plywood and other engineered wood products comprising the steps of contacting a composition comprising a polypropylene glycol, a high molecular weight polyethylene glycol, a polyether polyol having low solubility in water, or a polytetrahydrofuran, or hydrophobic polyether polyol, with the wood product. The invention also provides wood products comprising a polypropylene glycol, a high molecular weight polyethylene glycol, a polyether polyol having low solubility in water, or a polytetrahydrofuran, or hydrophobic polyether polyol, that have greater dimensional stability compared to an untreated wood product.

A process is provided for treating wood products including lumber, plywood and other engineered wood products comprising the steps of contacting a composition comprising a polypropylene glycol, a high molecular weight polyethylene glycol, a polyether polyol having low solubility in water, or a polytetrahydrofuran, or hydrophobic polyether polyol, with the wood product. The invention also provides wood products comprising a polypropylene glycol, a high molecular weight polyethylene glycol, a polyether polyol having low solubility in water, or a polytetrahydrofuran, or hydrophobic polyether polyol, that have greater dimensional stability compared to an untreated wood product.

An aqueous dispersion of octylisothiazolinone (OIT) has been found to be useful for delivering OIT to wood for protecting the wood from fungal discoloration. The OIT dispersion can be applied to the wood to develop a protective barrier of relatively preservative at or near the exterior surface of the wood piece.

An aqueous dispersion of octylisothiazolinone (OIT) has been found to be useful for delivering OIT to wood for protecting the wood from fungal discoloration. The OIT dispersion can be applied to the wood to develop a protective barrier of relatively preservative at or near the exterior surface of the wood piece.

A composite wood product in accordance with a particular embodiment of the present technology includes a composite substrate and a sealant disposed within a surface portion of the substrate. The substrate includes wood and a binder. The sealant includes photoresponsive molecules present within the surface portion of the substrate at an average concentration greater than 1000 parts per million. In response to a 120-day exposure at 7 inches separation distance to a UV lamp with a UVA (315-400 nm) output of 13.6 W and a UVB (280-315 nm) output of 3.0 W, a CIELab b* value of the substrate decreases by a first amount, a CIELab b* value of the sealant increases by a second amount, and a CIELab b* value of the overall wood product decreases by an amount less than the first amount, increases by an amount less than the second amount, or is unchanged.

A composite wood product in accordance with a particular embodiment of the present technology includes a composite substrate and a sealant disposed within a surface portion of the substrate. The substrate includes wood and a binder. The sealant includes photoresponsive molecules present within the surface portion of the substrate at an average concentration greater than 1000 parts per million. In response to a 120-day exposure at 7 inches separation distance to a UV lamp with a UVA (315-400 nm) output of 13.6 W and a UVB (280-315 nm) output of 3.0 W, a CIELab b* value of the substrate decreases by a first amount, a CIELab b* value of the sealant increases by a second amount, and a CIELab b* value of the overall wood product decreases by an amount less than the first amount, increases by an amount less than the second amount, or is unchanged.

The present invention relates to a reconstituted wood panel, and more particularly to a reconstituted wood panel with natural wood grain and manufacturing method thereof. The reconstituted wood panel with natural wood grain of the present invention is manufactured by peeling or slicing the logs to obtain veneers with thickness of 320 mm, and then impregnating with adhesive and hot pressing. The compression ratio is 10%, and the density is 0.71.3 g/cm3, and the thickness swelling rate is 3.0% and the internal bonding strength is 3.0 MPa. By comparing the sawn wood board of the same tree species, the density of the reconstituted wood panel with natural wood grain is increased by 10% or more, and the thickness swelling rate is reduced by 20% or more, and the internal bonding strength has a growth of 35% or more. The panel of the present invention is manufactured by firstly peeling or slicing to obtain thick veneer(s) with splitting injury, and then impregnating with the adhesive to repair splits of veneers. The panel has advantages of good toughness, high strength, good dimensional stability, low sawline wastage, and short drying time, high production efficiency, low energy consumption and being environmentally friendly.

Method of treating wood products to improve fire resistance thereof. The method comprises treating wet wood objects with compositions comprising an aqueous solution of bisphosphonate selected from 1-hydroxyethane 1,1-diphosphonic acid, an alkanol amine, and optionally an alkaline agent, the composition having a pH in the range of 4.0 to 7.0 to impregnate the object with the compositions, and subjecting the object so obtained to drying to achieve aspiration of the pits of the wood object. The method can be used for protecting wood not only against fire but also against mould, rot, blue stain, insect such as termite attacks on wood, dimensional changes, or a combination thereof due to environmental influence.