📗 Libro en inglés WOOD BENDER S HANDBOOK

Zachary Taylor

It's one of the hidden secrets of woodworking, an essential technique and doesn't require expensive machinery or exotic hand tools: wood bending. By applying the proven methods in this fantastic guide - written by one of the world's acknowledged experts - woodworkers of all skill levels can try their hand at cold-bending and dry-bending, laminating and kerf bending, as well as hot water, steam, and hot air bending, and much more. Each method is accompanied by expert recommendations on which wood works best, and nearly 200 full-colour photographs cover every stage of the process. Also, a handy chart shows the bending qualities of the 25 most important woods, as well as the desired effects for any design.