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Seasoning of Wood
A live tree contains a great amount of water in the walls and cell cavities of the fibers of the wood. When the log is cut into lumber and exposed to
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The American Woods Project
Introduction
Welcome to The American Woods Project
American Woods by Shelly E. Schoonover was published in 1951 (1st Edition) by Watling & Co. Santa M
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Glossary of Woodworking Joints
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Welcome to our Glossary of Woodworking Joints. Feel free to edit and add terminology to this research page. Please follow the general gui
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Pignut Hickory
The Tree
Pignut Hickory is a tree 50 to 100 feet tall, frequently gnarled, with a divided short trunk of 15 to 30 inches in diameter. The branches p
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Chisel
Introduction
Chisel | Tool | Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/technology/chisel Accessed 23 July 2020.
Chisel, cutting tool with a sharpened e
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43 | Roy Underhill Roy Underhill on set for a PBS Woodwright's Shop episode. Reference: “Watch Oline | The Woodwright’s Shop with Roy Underhill | PBS | PBS.” | Watch Oline | The Woodwright’s Shop with Roy Underhill | PBS | PBS, http://www.pbs.org/woodwrightsshop/watch-on-line/. Accessed 10 June 2018. |
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85 | Neolithic and Copper age Hammers.jpg Basic types of stone tools: knives, axes, a hammer-axe and a hammerstone. Neolithic or Copper Age. The City of Prague Museum. Reference: "File:Stone tools, Neolithic or Copper Age, City of Prague Museum, 175541.jpg." Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. 15 May 2017, 18:41 UTC. 28 Jun 2018, 03:55 . Photo Credit: |
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131 | Pinus Rigida.jpg Pitch Pine trees and view west from the Hoeferlin Trail in Ramapo Mountain State Forest, New Jersey Attribution: By Famartin [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], from Wikimedia Commons Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2013-05-12_11_23_41_Pitch_Pine_trees_and_view_west_from_the_Hoeferlin_Trail_in_Ramapo_Mountain_State_Forest_in_New_Jersey.jpg |
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143 | Pinus Banksiana (Lambert).jpg Tree in Baxter State Park, Maine. About 8 m tall [C.J. Earle, 2003.07] Reference: Pinus Banksiana (Jack Pine) Description - The Gymnosperm Database. https://www.conifers.org/pi/Pinus_banksiana.php. Accessed 8 Aug. 2018. |
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155 | Larix Laricina (DuRoi) K. Koch.jpg Mature Tamarack trees in fall color. Reference: Larix Laricina (Tamarack): Minnesota Wildflowers. http://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/tree/tamarack. Accessed 18 Aug. 2018. |
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163 | Picea Glauca (Moench) Voss.jpg Mature white spruce in Quebec, Canada Attribution: By Daniel Dumais [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2009-05-13_EPB_mature_(02)_DDumais.jpg |
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240 | Lie Nielsen No. 6 Fore Plane.jpg Reference: No. 6 Fore Plane. https://www.lie-nielsen.com/product/standard-bench-planes-no.-6-fore-plane-. Accessed 16 Nov. 2018. |
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276 | Gransfors Broad Axe.jpg The Gränsfors Broad Axe model 1900 has a traditional design and is suitable for squaring logs and planks, for example when building a log house. Broad Axes vary greatly depending on the shape of the head and edge and the angle of the handle. Reference: “Gränsfors Broad Axe, Model 1900.” Gränsfors Bruk, https://www.gransforsbruk.com/en/product/gransfors-broad-axe-model-1900/. Accessed 23 Dec. 2018. |
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