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Seasoning of Wood

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Seasoning of Wood

Joseph Bernard Wagner

320 pages~6 hr 23 min read195 chapters$4.99
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Why does green timber warp, split, and rot, and how do you dry it right? Joseph Wagner works through the structure and properties of wood, the classes of trees, and the coniferous woods the trades depend on. A thorough handbook for anyone who has watched a fresh-cut board misbehave. Learn what the grain is really doing.

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195 chapters

  1. 1SEASONING OF WOOD
  2. 2PREFACE
  3. 3CONTENTS
  4. 4LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  5. 5SEASONING OF WOOD
  6. 6SECTION I
  7. 7TIMBER
  8. 8Characteristics and Properties
  9. 9Structure of Wood
  10. 10Properties of Wood
  11. 11Classes of Trees
  12. 12SECTION II
  13. 13CONIFEROUS TREES
  14. 14WOOD OF THE CONIFEROUS TREES
  15. 15Bark and Pith
  16. 16Sap and Heartwood
  17. 17The Annual or Yearly Rings
  18. 18Spring- and Summer-Wood

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