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| The CSWoods staff wants to share what we have learned with you! This section of our website contains techniques, tricks, theory, and information that we have found to be useful in wood and woodworking. There are a variety of charts and tables, theoretical and practical based articles and tips, information about species, grade and grain, and a wealth of other tidbits. |
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CSWoods Glossary
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| Quartersawn lumber |
| Planks that are sawn so that the face of the board is at ninety degrees to the growth rings are said to be quarter-sawn. This results in lumber of greater stability since the tension of shrinkage across the growth rings that causes warp is perpendicular to the board in quartersawn material. The pattern of quartersawn lumber is that of parallel lines running the length of the plank, as opposed to the U-shaped parabolas typical of flatsawn wood. In some species, particulary oak, quartersawing reveals medulary rays. |
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| Charts and Tables: |
| We offer these files in a portable document format, or PDF. To view and print the file, you need a program called Adobe Acrobat Reader, which most browsers already include. If you have trouble downloading the file, or if you’d like to upgrade to Acrobat Reader 9.3, you can obtain the software for free from Adobe’s website. |
Doyle's Foot Table - A chart that is used to determine the board footage in a log. (The diameter is taken from the small end.) |
Lumber moisture content at graduated humidity - This table will help you find the equilibrium moisture content at a specific relative humidity. |
Inch to mm conversion table - This table makes conversion of caliper measurements to inches, or vice versa, easy. Use this chart to set your milling machines using thousandths, or convert thousandths to 4/4 measurements for ease of use. This chart insures simplicity and accuracy. (includes inch fractions, decimals, and mm) |
Scale for determining diameter of a log - find the diameter of a log or other round object with a quick measurement and a glance at this table |
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Chain Saw Lumber Making Attachments - Granberg International manufactures saw chain maintenance tools to repair and sharpen saw chain and attachments for your chain saw to mill your own lumber. The Alaskan Mark III and the Mini-Mill II portable chain saw mill attachments allow the user to efficiently saw trees on site and produce dimensional lumber suitable for building or woodworking projects. |
http://www.granberg.com/ |
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| Integrated Machinery Solutions - This company offers great, high quality lines of production woodworking machinery. |
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