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Wood (Best of Fine Woodworking)
Woodworking Magazine Fine
Here's advice on buying, drying and storing wood. Considers the common North American cabinet woods, plus a few exotics. Material on physical properties, seasonal changes, and how they react when machined or finished with different products. This series reprints technical articles from Taunton's magazine from 1984 through 1996, in their original format. TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1. The Mighty Oaks 2. Cherry 3. Walnut 4. Birds-Eye Maple 5. Maple: A Versatile Timber 6. Mahogany 7. Tulip: Wallflower at the Hardwood Ball 8. Pine 9. Douglas Fir: It's Not Just for Studs Anymore 10. Working Duglas Fir 11. Hickory & Pecan 12. Ash 13. Sassafras 14. Ironwood: What's in a Name 15. American Elm 16. The Demise of American Chestnut 17. Chestnut: A European Perspective 18. Catalpa 19. Backyard Exotics 20. Mesquite: A Hardwood With Character 21. Adventures of a Wood Sleuth 22. Paulownia 23. Wood Identification 24. Working Highly Figured Wood 25. Finding Figured Woods 26. Wood Against Weather 27. Buying & Drying 28. Taking the Measure of Moisture Meters 29. A Dehumidification Kiln 30. A Solar Kiln for Drying Wood 31. Shop-Built Moisture Meter 32. Managing a Rain Forest 33. Tropical Deforestation 34. Taking Stock in Forst & Shop
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