Crafts & Woodworking
Understanding Wood: A Craftsman's Guide to Wood Technology
R. Bruce Hoadley
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Hoadley explains the actual science behind why wood warps, splits, and behaves the way it does, so craftsmen can work with it rather than fight it.
A scientific explanation of how wood behaves — its structure, moisture movement, strength properties, and machining characteristics — aimed at working craftsmen rather than academics.
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