Get Back to Basics with the core information every woodworker needs. This book will give you a clear roadmap of wood knowledge, from assessing the lumber you find to discovering the elegant tradition of green woodworking.
Tabella dei contenuti
*Understanding wood *Softwoods and hardwoods *How wood is harvested and processed into boards *Reading wood grain and figure *Identifying wood species *Milling your own wood *Selecting wood at the lumber yard *Ordering wood from a specialty dealer *Calculating how much wood you need *Saving money by understanding wood grades *Working with wood defects *Preparing raw boards for woodworking *Choosing and using veneers *Understanding plywood grades *Working with plywood and other man-made boards *Measuring moisture content of wood *Building a solar kiln to season your own wood *Building racks for storing wood *Working with green wood *Wood directory
Circa l’autore
John Kelsey is a journalist and editor specializing in woodworking and furniture making. He has a degree in woodworking and furniture design from the School for American Craft at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He is a former editor in chief of Fine Woodworking magazine and a publisher of woodworking and home building books at the Taunton Press. He is the author of Furniture Projects for the Deck and Lawn. He lives in Newtown, Connecticut.
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