Wood moisture: why is it important to understand it?
An overview of water in the structure of wood, natural and artificial drying, equilibrium moisture and the changes caused by shrinkage and swelling.
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A technical archive about the material at the heart of wooden windows and doors — from structure and moisture to drying, protection and finishing.
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An overview of water in the structure of wood, natural and artificial drying, equilibrium moisture and the changes caused by shrinkage and swelling.
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An archival technical overview of the most commonly used structural timber species and differences in the structure of softwoods and hardwoods.
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How to protect exterior wooden joinery from water and sun with water-resistant coatings and varnishes that provide UV protection.
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An archival technical overview of preparing wood surfaces before painting, lacquering and polishing, with the original moisture, abrasive-grit and surface-cleanliness values.
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An archival overview of safety rules for woodworking machines, work areas, sanding and finishing.
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An overview of the technological sequence for painting, varnishing, polishing and imitating grain on windows, doors and other joinery products.
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A historical overview of spray equipment, spray patterns, booths, hand tools and coating structures.
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Overview of transparent, opaque and special coatings, coloring materials and original recipes for finishing wood products.
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An overview of the construction of joinery and construction products, dimensional changes in wood and the joints used to make windows and doors.
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Overview of animal, vegetable and synthetic glues, their preparation, stability in water, pressing mode and joint quality when gluing wood.
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A historical overview of the uses and characteristics of handheld electric machines for woodworking and parquet flooring.
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A historical overview of the uses and technical characteristics of DH-21, KS-2 and UN combined machines.
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Archival expert review of types of wood sanding machines, their applications, technical characteristics and operating modes.
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A historical overview of woodturning, round-rod, copying and copy-milling lathes.
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A historical overview of drills and chain mortisers, their technical characteristics, productivity and tools.
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A historical overview of combined parquet machines, productivity calculations and cutting tools for planers and milling machines.
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A historical overview of machines for planing, thicknessing, fine profiling and making tenons and slots in woodworking.
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Archival expert review of band saws for woodworking: division according to purpose, characteristics of the LC-80 model, blade dimensions, tooth profiles, tension and swagger.
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A historical overview of circular saws, their uses, productivity, blades, tooth profiles and adjustment.
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A historical overview of blade tensioning, frame-saw specifications, productivity calculations and frame-saw blade dimensions.
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A historical overview of log feed, saw-blade inclination, saw settings and drying allowances for timber cut on a frame saw.
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A historical overview of frame stroke, shaft speed, log feed and their influence on frame-saw productivity.
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An archival technical overview of woodworking machines and hand tools: processing methods, blade geometry, cutting directions in relation to the grain, and sharpening.
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An archival technical overview of the conditions in which wood decay develops, protection measures and traditional impregnation procedures.
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A historical overview of the material, equipment, drying times and limitations of drying sawn timber in petrolatum.
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A historical overview of high-frequency wood drying, drying regimes, applications by wood species and protective conditions.
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Archival technical review of the calculation of the drying time of sawn timber through eight tables of coefficients for the type of wood, dimensions, quality, drying room and humidity.
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An archival technical overview of wood-drying schedules, moisture and stress control, hydrothermal treatment and conditions for kiln operation.
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An overview of stacking sawn timber for natural drying, the necessary spacing, end protection and the limitations of the process before kiln drying.
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An archival technical overview of the importance of drying wood, the listed moisture values for joinery products and moisture movement through the material.
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Archival expert review of production, division, dimensions, permitted deviations and indicators of the external appearance of hardboard boards.
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An archival overview of dimensions, wood species, quality classes and historical installation methods for wooden roofing and cladding shingles.
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An archival technical overview of parquet strips and timber blocks for floors, roads and paving.
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An archival overview of wood species, dimensions, profiles and historical requirements for manufacturing wood parquet.
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An archival overview of blockboard construction, dimensions, veneers, quality and historical technical requirements.
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A historical overview of veneer and plywood types, their dimensions, quality classes, moisture content and processing.
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Archival expert review of softwood and hardwood sawn timber: types, classes, purpose, dimensions, tolerances, processing and humidity.
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An archival technical overview of wood species, dimensions, oversizes, veneer zones and quality grades of long and short logs intended for veneer production.
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An archival technical overview of the uses, quality classes and specified dimensions of coniferous and broadleaved round timber and logs.
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An overview of knots, rot, cracks, shape and structure defects, wounds and other defects that affect the quality of wood and timber.
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Archival expert review of wood weight and humidity, measurement procedure and changes in dimensions during drying and swelling.
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The structure of wood viewed through the parts of a trunk, transverse, radial and tangential sections, growth rings, medullary rays, heartwood and sapwood.
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