Abstract: Methods for manufacturing an engineered wood product are disclosed. The method includes contacting at least part of a first set of wood pieces with a first resin; contacting at least part of a second set of wood pieces with a second resin, wherein the second resin is more washout resistant than the first resin; orienting the first and second set of wood pieces to provide a blanket of oriented pieces, the blanket of oriented pieces including a core layer formed of the second set of wood pieces sandwiched between a pair of face layers formed of the first set of wood pieces; steam preheating at least a portion of the blanket of oriented pieces; and curing the first and second resins by exposing at least a part of the blanket of oriented pieces to at least one of an elevated temperature, an elevated pressure, and radiant energy.

Abstract: Methods for manufacturing an engineered wood product are disclosed. The method includes orienting two or more sets of wood pieces to provide a blanket of oriented pieces, the blanket of oriented pieces including two or more layers, wherein at least one of the sets of wood pieces includes a first resin and at least the other of the sets of wood pieces includes a second resin, and wherein the second resin is more washout resistant than the first resin; preheating at least a portion of the blanket of oriented pieces; and curing the first and second resins by exposing at least a part of the blanket of oriented pieces to at least one of an elevated temperature, an elevated pressure, and radiant energy. At least one of the blanket of oriented pieces and the preheating is configured to at least substantially minimize washout of the first resin.

Abstract: Shown is a locking interface assembly that facilitates the integration of a commercial Long Gun Barrel tube with an existing gun mount of a conventional Tank. The interface assembly allows the non-conforming tube to be fitted to the mount in a precise fashion, eliminating clearances between the mount and tube, permitting re-tightening of elements that become loose during high inertial loadings. The interface assembly is comprised of a thrust nut, bearing, retaining ring, king nut, adapter, pin, nut key, locking pin, retainer pin, retaining ring key, key retainer pin and screw. The retaining ring is slid over the tube, followed by the a coupling subassembly comprised of the bearing and the thrust nut. The coupling subassembly engages the tube shoulder to prevent the bearing from rotating. The king nut engages the tube to capture the bearing against the tube shoulder and to prevent the bearing from moving with respect thereto.