Product Description

Learn how to buy, dry, store and mill timber. This text explains which species are good for which jobs and how to design joints that accommodate wood's seasonal swelling and shrinking.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #48161 in Books
• Published on: 1986-09-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 112 pages

Customer Reviews

Excellent resource for sawing/drying/do-it-yourself kilning.
Book is a compilation of articles on growing timber,sawing methods using a variety of mill types as well as how to stack and air dry lumber. It also includes a detailed section on kiln construction for the hobbiest. Different types of kiln plans are included including solar, and dehumidification types. Overall, an inexpensive resource with a lot of usefull information for the serious wood hobbiest that harvests, saws and drys their own lumber.

A Must Have
As a young woodturner and just starting out this was an incredibly useful book. I have to fund all my work and so any home grown timbers I tried to dry log. 90% failed. After reading this I understood the wood more and have now just started reeping the rewards. It really does help appreciate wood so much more and helps get the most out of its diversity.