Wood Basics
for furniture and woodworking projects should be emphasized as this step can lead to the success or failure
of a woodworking project or furniture build. Opportunities to purchase or acquire good lumber should not be
overlooked. In my own workshop, I purchase or acquire lumber when I see an opportunity and if the wood
is exceptional in quality and well priced. The selection of wood for woodworking projects and especially
furniture builds should be performed with care. The flaws inherent in some wood and the characteristics of
wood to look for when purchasing lumber are covered.
This tutorial also touches on the steps involved in processing lumber into boards. Hardwood and softwood
lumber as well as man-made wood based materials are covered in this tutorial. The process and importance
of correctly drying lumber is covered as well the importance of purchasing or acquiring properly kiln or air dried
lumber. Different techniques of slicing wood from logs are discussed; both to optimize the yield extracted from
a log and to generate dimensionally stable boards.
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