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The art and craft of wood, a practical guide to harvesting, choosing, reclaiming, preparing, crafting, and building with raw wood, Silas J. Kyler and David Hildreth

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The art and craft of wood

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Silas J. Kyler and David Hildreth

a practical guide to harvesting, choosing, reclaiming, preparing, crafting, and building with raw wood

Where people live, trees live. They provide shade, beautify our neighborhoods, filter our water, and clean our air, but when they die, we often don't know what to do with them. More and more, that is changing as we learn the skills to reclaim those trees as lumber. Aimed at the woodworking hobbyist or aspiring DIYer, The Art and Craft of Wood introduces readers to the basics of wood craft

pt. 1. Choosing wood for your project -- Identifying and sourcing wood -- Gathering wood -- part 2. Milling and seasoning -- Workshop milling -- Backyard milling -- Using a sawyer -- Seasoning lumber -- part 3. Crafting and building projects -- The bottle opener -- The poster frame -- The minimalist shelf -- The serving tray -- The Edison lamp -- The coffee table -- The dining table -- part 4. Firewood -- Chopping firewood -- Stacking firewood -- part 5. The leftovers -- Animal bedding -- Mulch -- Garden pathway cover -- Fire starters