Woodworking for beginners; a manual for amateurs (1900)
Wheeler, Charles G. (Charles Gardner), 1855-1946 · New York and London, G. P. Putnam's sons · leaf 54
th the atmos- Wood 39 phere. Whenever wood has been exposed to damp air, asin a wet shed or cellar, let it stand in the warm shop a whilebefore using it for nice work. The stock is arranged for seasoning so as to allow the airto circulate around and between the pieces. A commonway is simply to… … Fig. 28. straight, else the weight of the pile, which should tend tomake the pieces dry straight, will have the opposite effectand make them permanently crooked. There are other waysof arranging wood for drying, but this method is commonand illustrates the most important principles. Stock…
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