Understanding Wood: A Craftsman's Guide to Wood Technology

Hoadley, R. Bruce

ISBN 10: 0918804051 / ISBN 13: 9780918804051

Editore: The Taunton Press, Newtown, CT, 1980

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First printing, near fine, oversized (9 by 11 approx.) hardcover in near fine dust jacket (price at flap) with both showing just a hint of wear. 256 pages illustrated. Nice copy of this Fine Woodworking book.

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• Titolo: Understanding Wood: A Craftsman's Guide to Wood Technology
• Editore: The Taunton Press, Newtown, CT
• Data di pubblicazione: 1980
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0918804051
• ISBN 13: 9780918804051
• Rilegatura: Cloth
• Edizione: First.
• Condizione: Near fine
• Condizione della sovraccoperta: Near fine
• Cataloghi dei venditori:
  • Antiques & Crafts

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Riassunto

The first edition of Understanding Wood was published in 1980 and has since sold more than 130,000 copies. It is widely held as a definitive reference work and the cornerstone of every woodworker's library. Now, Bruce Hoadley's comprehensive guide to wood technology has been revised and updated in this 20th-anniversary edition of a classic. New information on composite materials, adhesives, and finishes brings this book into the 21st century, while more than 300 photographs bring important visual information to life. This edition covers the nature of wood and its properties, the basics of wood technology, and the woodworker's raw materials. Understanding Wood was written for woodworkers by a scientist with a love of woodworking. It will be sought after by craftsmen and collectors alike.

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Book by Hoadley R Bruce