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The increment borer
Figure 4-6. Sealing a test hole with a treated wooden plug
Table 4-1. Sapwood thickness in poles
Species
Sapwood thickness
(inches)
0.5
to
1.25
0.75
to
2.5
0.5
to
1.5
0.75
to
2.0
2.0
to
4.0
Sapwood thickness
(millimeters)
13
to
32
19
to
64
13
to
38
19
to
51
51
to
102
Natural heartwood decay resistance
High Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate
Western red cedar .
Douglas fir ........
Western larch
Jack pine..........
Red (Norway) pine.
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TM 5-684/NAVFAC MO-200/AFJMAN 32-1082
Table 4-1. Sapwood thickness in poles (continued)
Species
Sapwood thickness
Sapwood thickness
Natural heartwood
(inches)
(millimeters)
decay resistance
Southern yellow pine.....
2.0
to
4.25
51 to 108
Low to moderate
Lodgepole pine...........
0.5
to
2.0
13 to 51
Low
Ponderosa pine ..........
2.0
to
3.5
51 to 200
Low
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