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The art of giving form to wood with tools giving or contributing to accuracy.
Sciences from which
the operations may
be improved in all
the branches of this
art.
Natural philosophy
as it relates to the
laws of motion.
Chemistry as it
relates to the seasoning
of wood, or art of
preparing it for being
worked by depriving
it of its fluids or by
bringing them to a
solid state.
as it relates to the
preservation of wood whether
in protecting it
from causes of external
injury, or in destroying
or altering the most
perishable parts of the
wood itself in such manner
as to prevent them
from bringing the whole
to early decay.
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Information, caution
dexterity necessary
for all the branches
of this art.
Knowledge of the
relative strength of
wood in different directions.
Knowledge of the
impediment to working arising
from accidental irregularity
of texture in
the wood as knots &
curls.
from extraneous
substances contained
in the wood as gum
turpentine.
Knowledge of the
difficulty & facility
of working wood as depending
on the degree of
moisture or dryness.
Knowledge of the expansion
or contraction
of wood from moisture
or dryness.
Knowledge of the
sudden effect of sudden
exposure to moisture
dryness & heat, together
with the different degrees
of influence heat
has upon wood according
to the degree of moisture.
Caution in the use
of edged tools against
unnecessary wear of
them by unskillful
management.
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The art of giving
form to wood with
tools where the accuracy
arises from
the construction of
the tool, not from
dexterity in the artisan.
Exposure of wood
to tools in motion
where the wood is presented
to the tool in
the desired position
by means of regulated
beds or guides.
Sawing in a mill.
Cork cutting.
Identifier: | JB/107/118/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 107.
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the art of giving form to wood / with tools giving or contributing to accuracy |
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