A shorter course in woodworking; a practical manual for home and school (1911)
Wheeler, Charles G. (Charles Gardner), 1855-1946 · New York, London, G.P. Putnam's sons · leaf 228
oned, except in case ofvery green wood, which is of course wet andsoggy. Much stock sold as dry is not thor-oughly seasoned and care should be taken inbuying. Two ways of drying wood are com-mon. One is the old-fashioned method (usual-Fig. 539 ly known as seasoning, or air-drying) in which Although… … 2o6 A Shorter Course in Woodworking the wood is gradually seasoned by exposure to the air (but protected fromthe weather). The second way is that ordinarily used. To save time andmoney, the wood is dried in a closed room by steam or other heat (calledkiln-drying) much more quickly than by the old…
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