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2. Lumber - Wikipedia

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   In 1961, at a meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona, the Committee on Grade Simplification and Standardization agreed to what is now the current U.S. standard: in part, the dressed size of a 1-inch (nominal) board was fixed at 3 ⁄ 4 inch; while the dressed size of 2 inch (nominal) lumber was reduced from 1 + 5 ⁄ 8 inch to the current 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 inch.

3. Woodworking - Wikipedia

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   Woodworking was essential to the Romans. It provided, material for buildings, transportation, tools, and household items. Wood also provided pipes, dye, waterproofing materials, and energy for heat. [5]: 1 Although most examples of Roman woodworking have been lost, [5]: 2 the literary record preserved much of the contemporary knowledge.

4. Biscuit joiner - Wikipedia

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   For most portable plate joiners, a nominal 4-inch or 100 mm diameter blade is used for the Nos. 0, 10, 20 biscuit cuts. The blade is set deeper for joining the larger biscuits. Most blades have 4, 6, or 8 teeth and fit a 7 ⁄ 8-inch or 22 mm arbor. The thickness of the blade is typically 0.156 to 0.160 inch or nominally 4 mm.

5. Quarter sawing - Wikipedia

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   Quarter-sawn boards have greater stability of form and size with less cupping (compared to flatsawn boards), shrinkage across the width, shake and splitting, and other good qualities. [1] In some woods such as oak, the wood grain produces a decorative effect which shows a prominent ray fleck, while sapele is likely to produce a ribbon figure.

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7. Adze - Wikipedia

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   They range in size from 00 to 5 being 3 + 1 / 4 to 4 + 3 / 4 pounds (1.5–2.2 kg) with the cutting edge 3 to 4 + 1 / 2 inches (75–115 mm) wide. [13] On the modern, steel adze the cutting edge may be flat for smoothing work to very rounded for hollowing work such as bowls, gutters and canoes.