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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
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here are thousands of
wood species in the world, and hundreds of them are commonly used for
woodworking. Additionally, there are dozens of "wood products" that are
made from wood for construction and metal hardware designed specifically
for woodworking projects. To make the wisest possible choices, you
should know not only what is available to you, but how it is prepared.
