Research Article

Laser Treatment of Wood Surfaces for Ski Cores: An Experimental Parameter Study

Table 2

Comparison of values of untreated wood surfaces with laser treated wood surfaces.

valuesNo laser treatmentLow intensity treatmentHigh intensity treatment
Mean (SD)333 points/inch1000 points/inch333 points/inch1000 points/inch
Mean (SD)Mean (SD)Mean (SD)Mean (SD)

Wood species
 Beech 11.63 (0.31)12.66 (0.28)13.27 (0.10)11.84 (0.41)10.63 (0.39)
 Ash 7.13 (0.76)6.59 (0.64)7.58 (0.53)8.96 (0.55)8.31 (0.44)
 Spruce 3.0 (0.5)4.66 (0.78)8.0 (0.59)8.16 (1.18)9.3 (0.65)
 Lime 7.11 (0.57)10.76 (0.42)12.14 (0.69)11.69 (0.51)11.99 (0.66)