Selecting and Drying Wood: The New Best of Fine Woodworking

By Fine Woodworking Magazine

Book Overview

This book collects the best articles from recent issues of "Fine Woodworking" on the subject of finding and working with wood. Wood is the one thing that woodworkers have in common and there is endless fascination with the working properties of various species, how to select and season wood and how to store it. Wood has a way of behaving as if it's still alive, moving with seasonal changes in temperature and humidity. Learning to work with it rather than against wood movement is critical to successful woodworking.
Table of Contents
Section 1: Buying and Harvesting
Section 2: Selecting Wood
Section 3: Drying Wood
Section 4: Working with Wood
Section 5: Transporting and Storing

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 156158830X
• ISBN13: 9781561588305
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Taunton Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Teaching me what I need to know

I've used this book extensively. It has taught me the basics on drying wet wood for a home/hobby wood worker.

Good book for making lumber

This book is a collection of articles from Fine Woodworking over the last several years. The number and scope of articles is pretty comprehensive. If you have all the mags, you can find these articles or just go to this one source and find what you need. It even has articles on staining/fading of different types of wood/stains and health concerns with certain species of domestic and imported woods--not things one always considers. Overall, def worth the $12 or so.