Carpentry for Vocational Schools - A Teachers Handbook: 1. TIMBER: 1.2. Timber conversion

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Carpentry for Vocational Schools - A Teachers Handbook

1. TIMBER

		(introduction...)
		1.1. Growth of a tree
		1.2. Timber conversion
		1.3. The air-seasoning of timber
		1.4. Shrinkage of timber
		1.5. Defects in timber
		1.6. Commercial size of timber
		1.7. Common timber
		1.8. Specification of material

1.2. Timber conversion

Single pass live sawing

Double pass live sawing

Back sawing (Tangential cut)

Quarter sawing (Radial cut)