Antonio Baldi, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy. John M. Considine, Materials Research Engineer, U.S. Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, USA. Simon Quinn, Research Institute for Industry, Faculty of Engineering and Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom. Xavier Balandraud, Université Clermont-Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France.