Wood yards, Sawmills, Suppliers, Convert Native Oak for Furniture Making

  • Native Oak, ash and elm are coarse grained and strong, but split quite easily along the grain.

  • Buying hardwoods - oak, ash, elm, walnut, air-dried lumber, kiln-dried - all in Chapter 1

  • Moisture content of wood - what is it? What moisture content do Furniture Makers need? Fibres in a tree trunk are like bundle of tubes, packed with water while the tree is alive

  • How to prevent checking, splitting, how to avoid warped furniture?

  • It rough-sawn lumber or ready planed best for furniture making?

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Cabinetmaking a foundation course

the new furniture making course book by John Bullar, published by the Guild of Master Craftsman Publications