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Understanding Wood: A Craftsman's Guide to Wood Technology

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 : Understanding Wood: A Craftsman's Guide to Wood Technology

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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 674
EAN: 9780918804051
Edition: New Ed
ISBN: 0918804051
Label: Taunton Press Inc
Manufacturer: Taunton Press Inc
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: November 01, 1980
Publisher: Taunton Press Inc
Release Date: November 01, 1980
Studio: Taunton Press Inc




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Editorial Review:

Book 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.



Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Information Galore
This 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 want to understand the science of wood. Think of it as an anatomy & physiology for wood. I would have given it a 5, but ommitting normal pictures of wood types seems to easy to have been left out.



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - good good
good 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!



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Understanding Wood: A Craftsman's Guide to Wood Technology
This book takes the reader beyond the basic understanding of wood. If you are interested in a deeper look at wood as an engineering material or if you are more than a weekend woodworker, this book fills a big gap between the pure scientific and craftsman levels. Well written and great illustrations.



Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Out with the Old
I've been using this book for years, and it has come in handy, providing a lot of useful information over the years. But now I'm looking for something more up-to-date. The Encyclopedia of Wood comes from the United States Department of Agriculture and is the best wood technology reference around. And it's a better bargain...a newer book at an old-fasioned price!



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Exceptional, but not perfect!
This book contains a great wealth of information, my only complaint is the data is not referenced for sources of information. Trying to verify or follow up on specific information is not easy.




 



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