Woodworking

Equivalents

Decimal Equivalents Chart

Millimeter Fraction Inch Chart


Graph Paper

Quarter Inch Graph Paper

Half Inch Graph Paper

Inch Graph Paper

Graph Paper Generator (Make your own.)


Fasteners

Types of Screws (Image)

Wood Screw Chart

Wood Screw Pilot Hole Chart

Types of Nails (Image)

Nail Chart

Another Nail Chart


General

Compound Miter Angle Chart

Glue Chart

Drill Bit Speed Chart

Drill Press Speed Chart

Nailing Hints

Backsaw

How To Use A Handsaw


Joinery

Common Wood Joinery (Image)      Corner Butt (Image)   

Tee Butt (Image)               Dowel Reinforced Butt Joint (Image)  

Dowel Joint (Image)                                Corner Half Lap (Image) 

Tee Half Lap (Image)                          Cross Half Lap (Image) 

Dovetail Half Lap (Image)                 Miter Joint (Image) 

Box Joint (Image)                                  Dovetail (Image) 

Rabbet Joint (Image)                            Bridle Joint (Image) 

Mortise and Tenon Joint (Image)         Dado Joint (Image) 

Stopped Dado (Image)


Glossaries

Glossary of Woodworking Terms

Construction Glossary


Wood Science

Reading the Rings of a Tree   Tree Leaves and Needles

How a Tree Eats and Drinks        Tree Seeds     

How a Tree Grows        Matching Puzzle 

Why We Need Trees           Matching Puzzle

Identifying Trees              Matching Puzzle

Trees Protect Water             Matching Puzzle

Tree Layers (Image)            Stump (Image)

Wood Anatomy

 

 

Properties of Wood

Understanding Board Sizes Lumber Dimension Chart

Wood Sampler          

Annual Rings and Shrinkage (Image)

Lumber Defects            

Lumber Grades (Chart)

Milling and Cutting (Image)

Plain Rift Quartersawn Cuts (Image)

Quartersawn Oak Example (Image)

Plain Sawn Oak Example (Image)

Rift Sawn Oak Example (Image)

 

 

Videos & Presentations

Wood Use .ppt        

Structure of Wood .ppt

History of America's Forests (video)

Reclaiming Old Growth Lumber (video)

Restored Sawmill (video)

Modern Sawmill (video)

What Tree Rings Show Us (video)