With the Grain - A Craftsman's Guide to Understanding Wood by Christian Becksvoort
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With the Grain - A Craftsman's Guide to Understanding Wood by Christian Becksvoort
With the Grain contains everything you need to know at the lumberyard, in theforest and in your workshop. It gives you enough science so you understand how trees grow, itexplains the handful of formulas you have to know as a furnituremaker to cope with wood's annoyingtendency to expand and contract as the weather changes, and it gives you enough specific information about North American woods to inspire you to work in a variety of species.He encourages you to use the trees that fall in your own neighborhood, suggesting thatnot being able to find catalpa at your local lumberyard doesn't mean its not a good furniture wood.
You'll learn to identify the trees around you from their silhouette, leaves and shoots, and you'll learn the vagaries of how the different species work in the shop.
In the heart of the book, Becksvoort discusses the details of how wood reacts to itsenvironment. You'll learn to calculate and accommodate woodmovement with confidence and precision. And you'll learn how to design furnitureassemblies - casework, drawers, doors and moulding - so they will move with the seasonswithout cracking.
There is also a chapter on how to manage your own small forest how to carefor the trees, encourage them to thrive, as well as how to harvest them, including the basics of cutting,stacking and drying the wood.
Hardcover, 144 Pages
ISBN: 978-0-98507-774-7
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Lost Art Press
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