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Series editors' preface - Wood Tools

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The actual move 275<br />

Protection of objects 276<br />

Damage 276<br />

6.2.8 Environmental management<br />

for preventive conservation277<br />

Stores and storage 277<br />

6.3 Disaster preparation 279<br />

6.3.1 Disaster planning 279<br />

Prevention 279<br />

Preparation 280<br />

6.3.2 When a disaster occurs 281<br />

6.3.3 After a disaster 282<br />

Bibliography 282<br />

7 Deterioration of wood and<br />

wooden structures 285<br />

7.1 Deterioration of wood as<br />

material 285<br />

7.1.1 Natural defects in wood in<br />

living trees 285<br />

7.1.2 Artificial defects –<br />

conversion and seasoning 288<br />

Conversion 289<br />

Seasoning defects 289<br />

7.1.3 Deterioration of ‘normal’<br />

seasoned wood 290<br />

Light 290<br />

Heat 291<br />

Moisture 292<br />

Pollution 294<br />

Fungi 294<br />

Insects 296<br />

Mechanical deterioration<br />

of wood 301<br />

7.2 Deterioration of wooden<br />

structures – causes 302<br />

7.2.1 General – dimensional<br />

response of wooden<br />

structures 302<br />

7.2.2 Faulty construction and<br />

conservation 303<br />

Design faults 303<br />

Faults in execution of the<br />

design 305<br />

Poor quality materials<br />

used 306<br />

Inappropriate use of<br />

material 306<br />

Role of fashion and<br />

technical innovation 306<br />

Conservation treatment<br />

errors 306<br />

Contents ix<br />

7.3 Deterioration of wooden<br />

structures – consequences 307<br />

7.3.1 Broken and damaged parts<br />

and losses 307<br />

7.3.2 Loose and lifting veneer 307<br />

7.3.3 Loose and broken joints 308<br />

7.3.4 Shrinkage, splitting and<br />

warping 308<br />

7.3.5 Accretions and other<br />

surface disfigurement 310<br />

7.3.6 Review of damage by<br />

structure 310<br />

Carcase furniture 311<br />

Tables 312<br />

Bibliography 313<br />

8 Deterioration of other materials<br />

and structures 315<br />

8.1 Ivory, ivory-like teeth, bone and<br />

antler, horn and turtleshell 315<br />

8.2 Mollusc shell – mother-of-pearl<br />

and related materials 316<br />

8.3 Paper and paper products 317<br />

8.4 Metals 317<br />

Role of moisture 321<br />

Chlorides 322<br />

Light 322<br />

Heat 322<br />

Pollutants 322<br />

Mechanical damage 323<br />

8.5 Ceramics and glass 323<br />

8.6 Stone and related materials 324<br />

8.7 Colorants – pigments, dyes and<br />

stains 324<br />

8.8 Plastics and polymers 326<br />

Environmental stress<br />

cracking and crazing 327<br />

Oxidation 327<br />

The effect of light on<br />

polymers 328<br />

The effect of heat on<br />

polymers 329<br />

The effect of RH on<br />

polymers 329<br />

The effect of pollution on<br />

polymers 329<br />

Biological damage to<br />

polymers 330<br />

Prevention and care 330<br />

8.9 Coatings – deterioration of some<br />

common systems of surface<br />

decoration 331<br />

8.9.1 The support 332

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