Berger Paul - Woodworking Basics: How to choose the right wood for your project (Vol 1)

WOODWORKING BASICS

HOW TO SELECT

THE RIGHT WOOD FOR YOUR PROJECT

Volume 1

Paul Berger

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Copyright 2020 Paul Berger

Disclaimer

The publisher and the author make no guarantees concerning the level of success you may involvement by following the advice and strategies contained in this book, and you accept the risk that outcomes will differ for each individual. The testimonials and examples provided in this book show exceptional outcomes, which may not apply to the regular reader, and are not intended to represent or guarantee that you will achieve the same or similar results.

Contents

Introduction

Before you get started, you should develop a good safety practice anytime when you are utilizing any type of woodworking machinery or hand tools and ensuring to use common sense when utilizing any common finishes. Also ensure that you are wearing safety glasses at all times, and following hearing protection standard procedure when utilizing any type of woodworking tools. Lastly, ensure that you are reading all following the manufacturers recommendation for woodworking power tools, and read and follow all safety recommendations. First we are going to cover some safety tips and comprehending wood basics, such as the difference between softwood and hardwood. Then we are going to look at how to cut lumbers from logs, lumber cutting techniques, how to select the best wood, and what are the advantages of plain-sawn lumber and quarter sawn lumber. Moving on, you will learn the properties of wood, how to work with the grain and how to determine the best direction to plain. After that, you will learn how to identify wood, how to examine a wood sample, how to examine a wood under microscope, how to prepare wood samples for viewing with a lense, how to cut tangential and radial section while you will also learn other wood identification techniques and how to use wood identification keys. Then, we will cover what are transportable lumber mills, what are the procedures from cutting the log into boards, how to select lumber, how to order lumber by the board foot while looking at the Species , Quantity, Size, Grade, Seasoning and Surfacing. After that we will cover how to make and how to use a cutting list for any venture, how to grade lumber, what are the four basic steps lumber graders take to make their assessment, what are the hardwood & softwood grades while you will learn lumber effects and what defect versions are there when it comes to wood. Then, you will learn how to prepare the lumber, how to joint a board, how to plane stock, how to rip cupped stock into narrow boards and how to joint concave and convex surfaces. Moving on, you will comprehend the procedure of veneering, what are the most popular varieties of veener versions and sizes and how to apply the veener. After that, we are going to cover how to use plywood, the procedure of plywood grading, how to conceal plywood edges, how to apply self-adhesive edge banding and how to apply the molding. Then, we are going to cover all hardboard versions, such as plywood, particleboard, fibreboard and medium density fibreboard. Moving on, you will learn how to dry and store wood, how to use a resistance type moisture meter, how to estimate wood movement and what are the drying times for various woods such as hardwoods and softwoods. Then, we will cover how to store wood, how to build a pipe storage rack, how to make a cantilevered storage rack, how to fasten a lumber and plywood rack to an uncompleted wall, how to make a freestanding plywood rack, how to build a vertical plywood rack, how to wrap dowels with rope, how to store dowels in the ceiling, how to construct a rack with a mobile base, how to make a combination workbench and short cut bin and how to stack stock between wall studs. Lastly, you will have an opportunity to look at 21 species of wood in our directory that was chosen with the needs and interests of the cabinetmaker foremost in mind. If you are ready and excited as me, lets begin.

Safety tips

How to fell a tree

Chapter 1 Comprehending wood basics

As you strive to improve your mastery of the demanding craft of woodworking, much of your attention will be devoted to learning about tools and the techniques for utilizing them.

But in your quest for perfection, do not neglect the most fundamental component of every venture, the wood itself. Seldom perfect and always varying, each piece of wood exhibits its own character, just as certainly as a human being:

Some woods are plain, some colourful; some are stable, some unpredictable; some work simply, some with hardy. Knowledge of these properties will allow you to make the most of your abilities, achieving a wedding of form, substance and technique that can transform even an ordinary venture into a work of art.