Understanding Wood: A Craftsman's Guide to Wood Technology By R.Bruce Hoadley
Publisher: Taunton Press Inc 2000 | 280 Pages | ISBN: 1561583588 | PDF | 68 MB
Publisher: Taunton Press Inc 2000 | 280 Pages | ISBN: 1561583588 | PDF | 68 MB
Understanding Wood is the definitive reference on wood technology, and is a keystone of every woodworker's library. The first edition (1980) sold over 128,000 copies: this new edition updates the classic text with new information on new materials: composite board, adhesives and finishes which have been developed since the original edition. There are also 225 brand new colour photographs! Up-to-date and Comprehensive: revised and updated edition of a woodworking classic which continues to sell thousands of copies a year to this day. New four colour photography is clearer and more informative. Comprehensive: everything you know about wood and wood technology: the nature of wood and its properties, the basics of wookworking technology, using the woodworker's raw materials.