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Guides · Section 07

Materials

How to work with wood rather than against it: reading grain, allowing for moisture and movement, choosing and buying boards, and working with plywood and sheet goods. For species data and reference tables, see Materials.

Subjects
4

What this section covers

  1. 7.1

    Grain and figure

    Reading grain direction and planning cuts around it.

  2. 7.2

    Moisture and movement

    Moisture content, seasonal movement and designing for it.

  3. 7.3

    Buying and storing lumber

    Grades, rough and surfaced stock, and keeping boards flat.

  4. 7.4

    Plywood and sheet goods

    Grades, thicknesses and breaking down sheets accurately.

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