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Harvest your own lumber : how to fell, saw, dry and mill wood / John English.
Record details
- ISBN: 1610352432 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9781610352437 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: viii, 131 pages : illustrations, (color) ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Fresno, CA : Linden Publishing, [2015]
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| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 25.39 |
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| Subject: | Lumbering > Amateurs' manuals. Logging > Amateurs' manuals. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Cookstown Branch | 634.98 Eng | 31681002798973 | NONFICPBK | Available | - |
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English offers step-by-step instruction for how to harvest one's own wood, from felling the tree to drying and milling the lumber. Chapter titles are, "All About Lumber," "Chainsaws," Felling," "Sawing--Making Boards," "Drying Lumber," and "Milling." The first chapter offers an introduction to wood in general, with discussions about specific gravity and the appropriate use of particular wood types. Information on tools and machinery is provided as well. Full color photographs are included along with terminology explanations and âdo's and don'tsâ advice. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com) - Ingram Publishing Services
A concise guide for the small shop or enthusiastic hobbyist, "Harvest Your Own Lumber" covers all of the important steps in the conversion of wood. John English takes the reader through selecting the raw material to the final drying of the harvested timber. All of the steps in between are explained in clear text accompanied with photographs and charts that make the process of milling your own lumber a guaranteed success. - Ingram Publishing Services
In todayâs artisan, hands-on, and environmentally conscience landscape, there are many reasons to mill your own lumber: a craftsman, artist, or builder can gain access to a new species and unique cuts of wood; thereâs the Yankee in all of us that hates to see a healthy log simply go off to the landfill when it can offer new flooring or a piece of furniture; and, finally, thereâs symmetry in building something for a grandchild from the branch that held his daddyâs tire-swing. And, letâs not forget that wood is expensive; on top of all the other great reasons, harvesting your own timber will save you a few bucksA concise guide for the small shop or enthusiastic hobbyist, Harvest Your Own Lumber covers all of the important steps in the conversion of wood. John English takes the reader through selecting the raw material to the final drying of the harvested timber. All of the steps in between are explained in clear text accompanied with photographs and charts that make the process of milling your own lumber a guaranteed success. The process of milling your own lumber is much more than just felling the tree and sawing it into useable boards. The first consideration is, of course, what type of tree will lend itself to producing good, useable timber. Once that decision has been made the sawyer must determine how to safely fell the tree and then how to convert the log into useable lumber. The author explains and illustrates the various choices available from what types of grain pattern to expect to the many defects to be aware of. Also included is an extensive chapter on chainsaws, safety, and felling. One of the most important aspects of timber harvesting is knowing how to âsaw to gradeâ. That is, how to get the best yield with the desired grain, from a specific log. Harvest Your Own Lumber provides the detail and instructions for sawing to grade as well as useful information on humidity and wood, kiln and air drying, various types of kilns and milling rough boards to get them flat and straight. This is a valuable handbook for any woodworker, builder, carpenter, or craftsman that relies on good quality wood.
