Selecting and Drying Wood

by FINE WOODWORKING EDITORS

• ISBN13: 9781561588305
• ISBN10: 156158830X
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2006-02-21
• Publisher: Taunton

Summary

This book collects the best articles from recent issues of FINE WOODWORKING on the subject of finding and working with wood. Wood is the one thing that woodworkers have in common and there is endless fascination with the working properties of various species, how to select and season wood and how to store it. Wood has a way of behaving as if it's still alive, moving with seasonal changes in temperature and humidity. Learning to work with it rather than against wood movements is critical to successful woodworking.Table of Contents * Section 1: Buying and harvesting * Section 2: Selecting Wood * Section 3: Drying Wood * Section 4: Working with Wood * Section 5: Transporting and Storing

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 2
Buying Lumber	p. 4
Take an Inspection Kit When Buying Lumber	p. 14
Lumberyard Sleuth	p. 18
Finding Figured Woods: Desirable Defects and Irregularities	p. 24
When Run-of-the-Mill Won't Do	p. 32
Lumber from Your Own Backyard	p. 40
Alternative Sources for Wood	p. 47
The Right Wood for the Job	p. 51
The Right Board in the Right Place	p. 55
Wood Against Weather	p. 63
Choosing Tropical Hardwoods	p. 71
Using Unfamiliar Tropical Woods	p. 74
Seasoned Wood: What You Need to Know	p. 82
A Dehumidification Kiln	p. 88
A Solar Kiln for Drying Wood	p. 97
Air-Drying Lumber	p. 104
Moisture-Meter Survey	p. 110
Working Highly Figured Woods	p. 118
Wood Moves	p. 127
A Guide to the Wayward Ways of Wood Grain	p. 130
What Woodworkers Need to Know about Light	p. 133
When Wood Fights Back	p. 137
Tying Down Lumber	p. 142
Three Ways to Rack Lumber	p. 146
Credits	p. 150
Index	p. 152
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