Forest Products and Wood Science: An Introduction
 Book Description: Forest Products and Wood Science: An Introduction, Fifth Edition is a revised and updated edition of this classic introductory textbook. The fifth edition discusses key areas in wood science including characteristics and structure of [... more]
$62.99
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Wood Samples a Good Reference
Maine-based company sells sample boxes of 46 North American wood species commonly used to make furniture Wonder what sumac looks like, or chinkapin, slippery elm, or hackberry? A company from Maine, called Wood Smart, can help. They sell sample ... [... more]
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Tie Hackers to Timber Harvesters: The History of Logging ...
Author: Ken Drushka Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 634.9809711 EAN: 9781550171891 Format: Illustrated ISBN: 1550171895 Number Of Pages: 240 Publication Date: 1998-01-01 [... more]
$44.95
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Author: Brigitte A. Parsons, Graduate Researcher, Dept. of Wood Science and Forest Products; Michael J. Mortimer, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Forestry; and A.L. Hammett, Associate Professor, Dept. of Wood Science and Forest Products; Virginia ... [... more]
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Top 10 Ways for Woodworkers to Cut Costs, Not Corners
Look up sawyers in your area. Some of them sell green wood. You'll have to sticker it and let it dry, but you might save up to half over the cost of kiln-dried lumber. Manufacturers of mobile lumber mills such as Woodmizer will help you find a ... [... more]
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Q & A: Composite Decking for Stickering Lumber
Sticker stain, a type of mold, is caused by moisture trapped between a sticker and the board being dried. Maple is especially prone to mold growth, and so requires great care when being air-dried. The key to preventing sticker stain is minimizing ... [... more]
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Tour a Boutique Lumbermill
Follow along with a day in the life of a Pennsylvania custom mill to see how trees are harvested, cut, and dried to create furniture-grade lumber Video Length: 6:00 Produced By: Matt Berger and Michael Dobsevage Take a guided tour of a day in the ... [... more]
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Identifying Wood: Accurate Results with Simple Tools
It's Wood!: My whole life I've been asking myself the same questions. What is my bed made out of? What are those things in the forest? What fuels fire? This book answers ALL of those questions and more! The answer....WOOD! THOSE THINGS ARE MADE OF WOOD! [... more]
$39.95
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The Conversion and Seasoning of Wood: A Guide to ...
Good general wood seasoning book: This book (which is British) does a good job explaining the basics of drying wood. While it is written for English woodworkers, the tables list common American woods too. I myself have some oak logs to saw up, and I am [... more]
$18.95
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Understanding Wood: A Craftsman's Guide to Wood Technology
Must have for Woodworkers: If 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 [... more]
$34.95
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High Temperature Drying: Enhancing Kiln Operations
Author: Larry Culpepper Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 674.384 EAN: 9780879301866 ISBN: 0879301864 Number Of Pages: 316 Publication Date: 1990-06 [... more]
$49.00
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World Woods in Color
Useful and beautiful: Pick it up, thumb through it, and enjoy the well-printed pictures of each wood sample. There are over 250 of them, all unique, all showing the characteristic grain and coloring of the species. The eye-candy is just the icing on a [... more]
$59.95
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