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Sawing & Preparing Lumber
-- "To get the best
lumber for your money, it helps to know how trees are made
into boards."
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Sawyering |
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Drying Lumber |
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Wood Defects |
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Softwood Lumber
Grades |
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Hardwood Lumber
Grades |
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Purchasing
Lumber |
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Cutting &
Drying Your Own Lumber
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Hardwoods &
Softwoods
-- "There are over
250 wood species available to craftsman, each with
unique characteristics that affect every aspect of your
work."
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Plywood &
Sheet Materials
-- "Sheet materials offer unique properties that aren't
available in lumber, simplifying your work as a
craftsman while expanding the scope of your
craftsmanship."
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Plywood
Composition |
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Plywood
Characteristics |
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Plywood Types |
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Special-Purpose
Plywood |
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Fiberboard &
Particleboard
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Veneers &
Laminates
-- "In woodworking, as elsewhere, beauty is only skin
deep."
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Veneers |
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Slicing Veneers |
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Veneer Cores |
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Laminates |
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Laminate Cores
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Woodworking
Hardware
-- "You can't make every project from wood alone.
Sometimes you need something a little harder."
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Nails |
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Screws |
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Knock-Down
Fittings |
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Hinges |
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Stays &
Supports |
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Locks & Catches |
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Pulls |
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Standards &
Brackets |
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Slides & Tracks
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The Wood Handbook --
"Written by
scientists at the Forest Products Laboratories, this is one of
the most useful and important
reference works in woodworking." |