Want to dry wood faster?Without defects or damage?Start your woodworking project in a few days instead of waiting months or years for your wood to dry! Whether you make furniture, carvings, inlays, turnings, or other wood art and craft, this book will show you how to assemble and use your own vacuum kiln for quickly drying small batches of wood. You will learn -* about the nature of wood * how vacuum kiln drying works* why vacuum kiln drying works* how to quickly and inexpensively build a vacuum kiln chamber* proven techniques for quickly drying wood with a vacuum kiln Make your projects faster -No more waiting for months "watching wood dry" before you can use it!Make your projects better -No more unexpected warping or cracking after you finish your piece. Boxes will keep a perfect fit and segmented projects will stay glued-up!

Drying Hardwood Lumber focuses on common methods for drying lumber of different thickness, with minimal drying defects, for high quality applications. This manual also includes predrying treatments that, when part of an overall quality-oriented drying system, reduce defects and improve drying quality, especially of oak lumber. Special attention is given to drying white wood, such as hard maple and ash, without sticker shadow or other discoloration. Several special drying methods, such as solar drying, are described, and proper techniques for storing dried lumber are discussed. Suggestions are provided for ways to economize on drying costs by reducing drying time and energy demands when feasible. Each chapter is accompanied by a list of references. Some references are cited in the chapter; others are listed as additional sources of information.

This book collects the best articles from recent issues of "Fine Woodworking" on the subject of finding and working with wood. Wood is the one thing that woodworkers have in common and there is endless fascination with the working properties of various species, how to select and season wood and how to store it. Wood has a way of behaving as if it's still alive, moving with seasonal changes in temperature and humidity. Learning to work with it rather than against wood movement is critical to successful woodworking. Table of Contents Section 1: Buying and Harvesting Section 2: Selecting Wood Section 3: Drying Wood Section 4: Working with Wood Section 5: Transporting and Storing

Want to dry wood faster? Without defects or damage? Start your woodworking project in a few days instead of waiting months or years for your wood to dry! Whether you make furniture, carvings, inlays, turnings, or other wood art and craft, this book will show you how to assemble and use your own vacuum kiln for quickly drying small batches of wood. You will learn - * about the nature of wood * how vacuum kiln drying works * why vacuum kiln drying works * how to quickly and inexpensively build a vacuum kiln chamber * proven techniques for quickly drying wood with a vacuum kiln Make your projects faster - No more waiting for months "watching wood dry" before you can use it! Make your projects better - No more unexpected warping or cracking after you finish your piece. Boxes will keep a perfect fit and segmented projects will stay glued-up!

For more than 18 years, Bob Flexner has been inspiring woodworkers with his writings and teachings on wood finishing. Now, from this best-selling author comes the long-awaited and completely updated second edition of UNDERSTANDING WOOD FINISHING-the most practical, comprehensive book on finishing ever published. The first edition of UNDERSTANDING WOOD FINISHING has sold hundreds of thousands of copies and is widely regarded as the bible of wood finishing. "We use UNDERSTANDING WOOD FINISHING as the textbook for our students training to go into the furniture industry," says David Miles, wood technology professor at Pittsburg State University. "It's the best written, most accurate, and most thorough wood finishing book in print-by far."

Fluid, elegant and unique, Lois Keener Ventura's boxes elevate woodworking to a contemporary art form. You can capture the same effects in your own work following this guide's step-by-step band saw techniques. Whether you want to recreate these boxes as they appear or add your own distinctive variations, this book provides the instruction and inspiration you need. From cutting to finishing, this book provides patterns, photos and clear directions that make every step easy to achieve with basic tools and materials. Projects begin simply and progress into more elaborate designs, allowing you to build your skills with the creation of each new box. Best of all, these boxes are as practical as they are stunning, making them perfect to sell or give as gifts.