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In this lesson, you will put everything you’ve learned to this point to work understanding how wood moves. The concept of wood movement affects everything we do as woodworkers, so it’s important we understand how and when wood moves, how much, and what the rules are. We also learn how to recognize in what […]
What makes a high quality woodworking project? There are, of course, many answers to this question. One obvious answer is that the craftsperson must have the necessary joinery and tool skills and attention to detail needed to create a top notch piece. The less obvious answer is that he or she also needs to have a […]
In our last lesson, you will learn how lumber is graded, measured, and sold. It is strongly recommended that you do the required reading prior to watching the video… Associated Reading: Modern Cabinetmaking, Pages 205 – 210 Video length: 20 min, 6 sec
Now that we understand the mechanism of wood movement, when it moves, and how much, this lesson will explore how we use this knowledge to recognize when we have a wood movement issue, and more importantly, how we cope with the movement. Once you understand this, it’ll be easy for you to create strong, long […]
In this lesson, we will start to explore how moisture works in wood; how it gains and loses moisture in relation to environmental humidity. We also begin to explore how and why wood is dried before we use it. This is a very important and fundamental lesson to understand as it sets the stage […]
In this lesson, you will gain a deeper understanding of wood including grain and figure, methods of sawing, and various other properties of wood. It is strongly recommended that you do the required reading prior to watching the video… Associated Reading: Understanding Wood, Chapter 2 : Modern Cabinetmaking, Pages 185-186, 190-191, 196-198, 200-201 […]
In this first lesson, you will learn about the basic anatomy, structure, and classification of trees as well as a brief discussion of wood density. It is strongly recommended that you do the required reading prior to watching the video… Associated Reading: Understanding Wood, Chapter 1 : Modern Cabinetmaking, Pages 181-185 Video length: […]