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2. Kumiko (woodworking) - Wikipedia

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   The designs for kumiko-pieces aren't chosen randomly. Many of the nearly 200 patterns used today have been around since the Edo era (1603-1868). Each design has a meaning or is mimicking a pattern in nature that is thought to be a good omen. The patterns are designed to look good, but also to distribute light and wind in a calming and beautiful ...

3. Quarter sawing - Wikipedia

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   A method for logs 16–19 in (41–48 cm) A method for logs over 19 in (48 cm) Quarter sawing or quartersawing is a woodworking process that produces quarter-sawn or quarter-cut boards in the rip cutting of logs into lumber.

4. Cutting board - Wikipedia

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   Cutting boards with non-toxic natural waxes and oil coatings, such as linseed oil and beeswax are the most ideal. This wooden cutting board shows signs of scoring after repeated use. Wood boards need to be cared for with an edible mineral oil to avoid warping, and should not be left in puddles of liquid. Ideally, they should be suspended freely ...

5. Woodworking - Wikipedia

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   Five woodworking wood chisels: Chisels are tools with a long blade, a cutting edge, and a handle. Used for cutting and shaping wood or other materials. [20] Claw hammer A common hammer, the claw hammer, used in woodworking and other activities: The claw hammer, which can hammer, pry, and pull nails, is the most common hammer used in woodworking ...

6. Glossary of woodworking - Wikipedia

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   Any wood grain with very fine fibers of cells that are not visibly porous. compass saw conversion The reduction of a whole log into pieces suitable for working. Conversion can be done in three basic ways: sawn, hewn, or split. coping saw crook Longitudinal bending to one side, caused by uneven seasoning or grain. See wood warping. crotch

7. Wood grain - Wikipedia

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   Wood grain is the longitudinal arrangement of wood fibers [1] or the pattern resulting from such an arrangement. [2] R. Bruce Hoadley wrote that grain is a "confusingly versatile term" with numerous different uses, including the direction of the wood cells (e.g., straight grain, spiral grain), surface appearance or figure, growth-ring placement (e.g., vertical grain), plane of the cut (e.g ...