Understanding Wood A Craftsman's Guide to Wood Technology,9781561583584

Understanding Wood A Craftsman's Guide to Wood Technology

by HOADLEY, R. BRUCE
Edition: 16th
ISBN13: 9781561583584
ISBN10: 1561583588
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2000-10-01
Publisher(s): Taunton
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Summary

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 full-color photos and helpful tables illustrate key points.

Author Biography

R. Bruce Hoadley is professor of wood science and technology at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Table of Contents

Preface 3(1)
Foreword 4(2)
PART ONE THE NATURE OF WOOD AND ITS PROPERTIES
The Nature of Wood
6(18)
Growth rings
10(1)
Grain
10(1)
Sapwood and heartwood
11(1)
Structural arrangement of growth rings and rays
12(2)
Density and specific gravity
14(2)
Systematic classification
16(1)
Cellular structure
17(1)
Softwoods
18(2)
Hardwoods
20(4)
Figure in Wood
24(22)
Knots
32(4)
Abnormal wood
36(4)
Fungi
40(4)
Insect damage
44(2)
Wood Identification
46(28)
What to look for
50(2)
Physical properties
52(1)
Identification techniques
52(3)
Macrophotographs
55(19)
Strength of Wood
74(28)
Compression parallel to the grain
78(2)
Compression perpendicular to the grain
80(3)
Tension perpendicular to the grain
83(1)
Tension parallel to the grain
84(1)
Shear perpendicular to the grain
85(1)
Shear parallel to the gain
85(2)
Bending theory
87(3)
The carrying capacity and stiffness of beams
90(4)
Factors affecting strength properties
94(5)
Compression failures and brashness
99(1)
Structural grades
100(2)
Other Properties of Wood
102(8)
Thermal conductivity
103(1)
Effect of temperature on wood
104(1)
Burning of wood
104(1)
Fluorescence
105(2)
Psychological properties
107(3)
Water and Wood
110(22)
Free water and bound water
112(1)
Equilibrium moisture content
112(2)
Green vs. air-dried vs. kiln-dried
114(2)
Dimensional change in wood
116(2)
Estimating shrinkage and swelling
118(5)
Uneven shrinkage and swelling
123(9)
PART TWO BASICS OF WOOD TECHNOLOGY
Coping with Dimensional Change in Wood
132(14)
Preshrinking
133(1)
Control of moisture sorption
133(1)
Mechanical restraint
134(2)
Chemical stabilization
136(3)
Design
139(2)
Monitoring moisture
141(4)
The moisture ``widget''
145(1)
Drying Wood
146(12)
How wood dries
148(1)
The dry kiln
149(2)
Drying your own wood
151(5)
Storing lumber
156(2)
Machining and Bending Wood
158(22)
Machining wood
159(18)
Bending solid wood
177(3)
Joining Wood
180(12)
The elements of joints
181(2)
Basic types of joints
183(1)
Worked joints
183(5)
Fastened joints
188(4)
Adhesive and Gluing
192(6)
Adhesive joints
193(1)
Gluing fundamentals
194(4)
Finishing and Protecting Wood
198(14)
Surface condition
199(3)
No treatment
202(3)
Coating treatments
205(1)
Penetrating finishes
206(1)
Combinations and compromise
207(1)
Slowing moisture exchange
207(2)
Evaluation of finished surfaces
209(1)
Preservative treatment of wood
209(3)
PART THREE THE WOODWORKER'S RAW MATERIALS
Lumber
212(12)
Lumber measure
216(2)
Lumber classification and grading
218(6)
Veneer and Plywood
224(10)
Plywood
229(1)
Classes of plywood
230(4)
Composite Panels
234(6)
Particleboard
235(1)
Wafer- and strand-based panels
236(1)
Fiber-based panels
236(4)
Engineer Wood
240(6)
Finger-jointed lumber
241(1)
Glulam
242(1)
Structural composite lumber
243(1)
I-joists
244(2)
Finding Wood
246(8)
Trees
247(2)
Recycling used wood
249(1)
Local sawmills
250(1)
Lumberyards
251(1)
The woodworkers' retail outlets
252(1)
Industrial arts teachers
253(1)
Magazines
253(1)
Specialty woods
253(1)
The Yellow Pages and other listings
253(1)
Internet
253(1)
Lumbermen
253(1)
Afterword: Forests past and future 254(3)
Appendix 1: Commercial names for lumber 257(3)
Appendix 2: Finding the specific gravity of wood 260(2)
Glossary 262(10)
Bibliography 272(3)
Index 275

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