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Understanding wood is as important as knowing how to work with it. Here is how to become fully informed. Anyone that has spent time working with wood knows how important it is to understand the basic characteristics that all wood has in common. For those who want to master their woodworking, understanding the characteristics of specific types of wood is vital. Here, woodworkers will learn how wood behaves in response to atmospheric humidity, how to measure its moisture content, how to shop for wood, how to manage various lumber grades and defects, how to work with manufactured boards and veneers, and how to harvest and season their own wood. Several woodworking projects are also detailed, including how to build a solar kiln to season wood and how to build storage racks. An extensive listing of wood species with working properties and full-color photos helps woodworkers save money on their next project by choosing the appropriate species and grade of wood. Both novice and experienced woodworkers will appreciate easy-to-follow instructions that will allow them to educate themselves and create projects using just the right material. If you are an avid woodworker, artisan, or woodcrafter, this book can open the doors to understanding your materials and using that knowledge to complete woodworking projects more quickly, less expensively, and with less waste.
I bought this book since I am a woodworker- I do all sorts of wood working starting with model ships and then expanding into bowl and pen turning and CNC milling. I do some scroll sawing and a bunch of other things as well. I love wood and thought it was time to learn a little more about the wood I work with. Although there are some very interesting parts most of it gets lost in describing how to cut logs and make various racks. The last 35 pages were mildly interesting listing and picturing different woods with brief descriptions of their uses.I felt the book was way to brief (150 pages 35 of which are pictures of the wood) and I wish it had stuck with the characteristics of wood. I have Bruce Hoadley's book "Identifying Wood" and was looking for a book with a much more basic presentation of the material. I found that here but it was too basic. If you know nothing about wood and just want a quick reading book to get basic knowledge this may be for you but if you want real information and love wood like I do then this book just doesn't work.
