King, Charles A. (Charles Albert), b. 1865 · New York, Cincinnati [etc.] American book compay · leaf 64
which shrink inthickness proportionately more than in width. (E.) For the purpose of taking advantage of the ten-dency to warp, and applying it to its own remedy, boardsshould be piled with the side which grew nearer the centerof the tree uppermost. This will help to correct thetendency of the… … Fig. 24. Lumber piled in DoubleCourses. most. This is not generally observed in stacking commonlumber, since it needs care and judgment to do it prop-erly, but it should be done if valuable lumber is beinghandled. Boards of practically the same width, if less than 7wide, are sometimes stacked in…
Woodwork (Manual training)
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