Technical Notes on Wood Properties and Uses
Author : Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.)
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Page : 394 pages
File Size : 16,64 MB
Release : 1958
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Author : Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.)
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Page : 394 pages
File Size : 16,64 MB
Release : 1958
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Author : Rob Roy Kelly
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Page : 352 pages
File Size : 28,26 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Design
ISBN : 9780978588175
The first and most authoritative history of wood type in the United States is now reissued in paperback. This book tells the complete story of wood type, beginning with the history of wood as a printing material, the development of decorated letters and large letters, and the invention of machinery for mass-producing wood letters. The 19th-century heyday of wood type is explored in great detail, including all aspects of design, manufacture, and marketing, and the evolution of styles. Many related trades interacted with wood type production; the book examines the influence of lithography, letterpress, metal-plate and wood engraving, sign painting and calligraphy, poster printing, and type-founding. Long out of print, the book is still regarded by scholars and designers as an invaluable resource for a rich legacy of typographic art. More than 600 specimens of wood type are classified and annotated, as are more than 100 specimens of complete fonts. This reissue includes a new foreword by David Shields, Design Curator of the Rob Roy Kelly Wood Type Collection at the University of Texas at Austin, discussing the renewed interest in the subject since the mid-1990s as well as ongoing research into the history of wood type.
Author : George Tsoumis
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 39,20 MB
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1483159523
Wood as Raw Material: Source, Structure, Chemical Composition, Growth, Degradation and Identification focuses on the scientific advancements in general forestry. This book discusses the value of wood as a raw material as looked upon from biological, botanical, and technical perspective. Organized into 12 chapters, this book starts with an overview of the importance of forest trees as sources of wood. This text then examines the chemical composition and ultrastructure of wood. Other chapters explain the biological mechanisms of wood and bark formation by forest trees. This book discusses as well the certain fundamental relationships between tree growth and wood structure. The final chapter deals with wood identification in North America and European forest tree species. This book is a valuable resource for students engaged in the study of forest management, wood science and technology, tree physiology, silviculture, forest soils, forest genetics, forest engineering, pulp and paper technology, forest and wood pathology, and other specialized areas. Foresters and technologists will also find this book useful.
Author : H. A. Core
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Page : 206 pages
File Size : 33,3 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Nature
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Author : Bob Flexner
Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing
Page : 581 pages
File Size : 30,94 MB
Release : 2021-03-02
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1607658771
Nicknamed the “Bible” of wood finishing, Understanding Wood Finishing is a best-selling, easy-to-understand resource that teaches readers everything they need to know, from preparing and staining wood to different types of wood finishes, coloring techniques, filling pores, removing finishes, and more. This newly updated edition features a collection of published articles written by Bob from the last few years.
Author : Joachim Radkau
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 591 pages
File Size : 12,30 MB
Release : 2013-12-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0745683614
Ötzi the iceman could not do without wood when he was climbing his Alpine glacier, nor could medieval cathedral-builders or today's construction companies. From time immemorial, the skill of the human hand has developed by working wood, so much so that we might say that the handling of wood is a basic element in the history of the human body. The fear of a future wood famine became a panic in the 18th century and sparked the beginnings of modern environmentalism. This book traces the cultural history of wood and offers a highly original account of the connection between the raw material and the human beings who benefit from it. Even more, it shows that wood can provide a key for a better understanding of history, of the pecularities as well as the varieties of cultures, of a co-evolution of nature and culture, and even of the rise and fall of great powers. Beginning with Stone Age hunters, it follows the twists and turns of the story through the Middle Ages and the Industrial Revolution to the global society of the twenty-first century, in which wood is undergoing a varied and unexpected renaissance. Radkau is sceptical of claims that wood is about to disappear, arguing that such claims are self-serving arguments promoted by interest groups to secure cheaper access to, and control over, wood resources. The whole forest and timber industry often strikes the outsider as a world unto itself, a hermetically sealed black box, but when we lift the lid on this box, as Radkau does here, we will be surprised by what we find within. Wide-ranging and accessible, this rich historical analysis of one of our most cherished natural resources will find a wide readership.
Author : Nigel J Chaffey
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 801 pages
File Size : 27,52 MB
Release : 2002-01-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 1134485069
Trees are a major component of the biosphere and have played an important part in the world's history and culture. With the modern challenges of global warming and dwindling fossil fuel reserves, trees, and in particular their wood, can provide solutions. Unfortunately, too little is known about the biology of these plants, due largely to a lack of
Author : James Abraham Hillhouse
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Page : 32 pages
File Size : 10,15 MB
Release : 1838
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Author : Thomas Lund
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Page : 242 pages
File Size : 36,84 MB
Release : 1840
Category : Algebra
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Author : Elias Guenon
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Page : pages
File Size : 37,72 MB
Release : 2019
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ISBN : 9782957062805