
Wood Bending Handbook
Unlock the Secrets of Curving Wood
Fox Chapel Publishing
Published on 15. November 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
120 pages
978-1-56523-354-6 (ISBN)
Description
Guitars, furniture, even canoes...bending wood adds a new dimension to what can be built in a workshop. In this timeless resource first published in 1948, woodworkers will find all the indispensable information they need: from the woods best suited to bending to understanding fundamental hand and machine bending techniques. Also included are the key topics of moisture content, wood preparation and elasticity, steaming and other softening treatments, and working with laminates and adhesives. This is the classic for any woodworker seeking to master the craft of bending wood.
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Language
English
Place of publication
East Petersberg
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
4 Diagrams; 19 Tables, unspecified; 5 Charts; 25 Halftones, black and white; 20 Halftones, color
Dimensions
Height: 275 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
345 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56523-354-6 (9781565233546)
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Persons
W. C. Stevens and N. Turner are the coauthors of the previous editions of Wood Bending Handbook and Solid and Lamenated Wood Bending. W. C. Stevens and N. Turner are the coauthors of the previous editions of Wood Bending Handbook and Solid and Lamenated Wood Bending.