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Understanding Wood: A Craftsman's Guide to Wood Technology |
by: R. Bruce Hoadley
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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 684.08
EAN: 9781561583584
Edition: Revised
Format: Illustrated
ISBN: 1561583588
Label: Taunton
Manufacturer: Taunton
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 280
Publication Date: October 01, 2000
Publisher: Taunton
Release Date: October 01, 2000
Studio: Taunton
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Product Description:
In this essential reference for woodworkers, R. Bruce Hoadley explains everything from how trees grow to how best to cut, season, machine, join, bend, and finish wood. Why do miters open and glue joints loosen? How do you get a really sharp edge? Examples of problems and solutions help woodworkers puzzle through their own projects, while 325 full-color photos and helpful tables illustrate key points. Updated information on composite materials, adhesives, and finishes included.
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- A must for any wood worker at any level.I'm 66 years old and have been a carpenter (structural and finish) all my life. Being semi retired I'm now doing a lot of rustic furniture and antique reproductions. I wish I had this book about 40 years ago. I could have eliminated "OOP's" from my vocabulary. The book is explicit in explaining how to read wood so that you choose the proper pieces for your project. It's required reading if you don't want your finshed piece to warp, crack, shrink or generally go south.
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- Critical information for the beginning woodworker.I would consider myself new to woodworking, but not a complete novice. I have read a few books about the principles of woodworking, and all of them contained very little information about the nature of wood. These books left me with many questions about why certain methods are used or when to use one method over another. Understanding Wood answered a lot of my questions. Most importantly I now understand how to take into consideration the nature of wood when I am planning a project. The most important ... Read More
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- Must have for WoodworkersIf you want to get to the "next level" in woodworking, this book will help you get there. Good all around read on the properties of the various species , but written from a woodworkers perspective. Covers species identification, kiln drying, steam bending as well as adhesives and finishing. Practical knowlege and a very good resource. If you want to move from building birdhouses to fine furniture, you'll want to buy a copy of this book.
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- Information GaloreThis book had a lot of information that I personally didn't need, but lacked some that I wanted. Most noteably wood identification. It presents an entire section on this topic, but only shows microscopic views of different species, which is pretty useless to me. The author assumes that if you're reading this book, you can look at almost any piece of wood an identify it, thus making a pictorial directory of wood almost beneath the sofistication of this text.
It is a well written book if you ... Read More
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- good goodgood service, could have been a bit faster and there was a small tear in the dust cover. otherwise nothing to complain, can and will recommend this!
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