The Way Wood Works

This is some of the most useful woodworking information you'll ever read. Author/craftsman Nick Engler distills years of research and experience to tell you what you need to know about wood before you work it. He reveals secrets about wood grain, movement, and strength that will change how you think about wood, influence how you design and build woodworking projects, and help insure your woodworking success. Includes a quick-reference chart containing important engineering properties of the most common commercial wood species, and tells you where to go for information on hundreds of other species.