Series editors' preface - Wood Tools

epair material selection, 437–9
wood selection, 438–9
surface preparation, 439–40
for finishing, 449–54
transfer of shapes, profiles and
measurements, 439
veneer, marquetry and boulle,
470–82
cleaning, 473–4
coatings for boulle, 481
consolidation, 474–6
laying veneer, 471–3
lifting original veneer, 480–1
loss replacement, 476–80
stringing and metal inlay, 481–2
Woods, 49–95
cellular structure, 50, 51–2
hardwoods, 57–60
softwoods, 55–7
chemical nature of, 74–6
cellulose structure, 75–6
chemical constituents, 74–5
classification of, 50
consolidation, 563–6
materials used, 564–6
dating methods, 394–6
carbon-14 dating, 394–5
dendrochronology, 395–6
defects in, 285–90
conversion, 288–9
natural defects, 285–8
seasoning defects, 289–90
density, 50
deterioration of, See Deterioration
dimensional changes, 79–80
estimation of, 80–3
finishes, 12, 18–19, 25–6, 34
gross features, 51–4
colour, 54
figure, 53–4
grain, 52–3, 288
texture, 53
growth rings, 50, 51, 52, 287–8
history of use:
Medieval period, 8
16th Century, 11
17th Century, 16
18th Century, 23–4
19th Century, 30
20th Century, 38
identification of, 60–74
electron microscopy, 74
hand lens examination, 61–70
keys, 60–1
microscopic examination, 70–3
inlays, 12
mechanical properties, 83–7,
301–2
definitions, 83–5
factors affecting strength, 85–6
relative strength properties, 85
role of wood strength in
furniture, 86–7
metal corrosion and, 322–3
moisture relationships, See Woodwater
relationships
plies, 25, 30, 88
plywood, 38, 88–9
reconstituted wood products, 89
samples, 393
shrinkage, 79–80
estimation of, 81–2
splitting and, 308–9, 311, 461–5
stains, 230–1
storage at workshop, 412
taxonomy, 54–5
treatment, 38
veneers, 87–8
See also Specific types of wood;
Timber; Wooden furniture
conservation
Woodworking tools, 417–18
Woodworm, 296–9, 564, 622
diagnosis, 297–9
factors influencing infestation, 299
joint damage, 461
life cycle, 296
monitoring, 272
treatment, 270, 299
See also Insect pests
Wool, 108, 111
Workshop, 407–17
clean area, 413
client reception and
administration, 410
dust area, 413
electrical power supply, 415
entrance/loading bay, 410
examination and photography, 411
extraction, 416–17
heating, 415–16
inspections, 429–30
lighting, 415–16
location, 409
machine room, 411–12
main work area, 411
metalworking area, 413–14
processes and procedures, 408–9
dismantling, 408
examination, 408
finishing and colouring, 408
re-assembly, 408
recording and reporting, 408,
409
repair, 408
recreational areas, 414
retouching area/clean room, 412
storage, 410–11, 414–15
solvents, 415
tools, 415
wood store, 412
upholstery workshop, 412–13
wet area, 413, 415
wood store, 412
See also Health and safety
Woven fabrics, 109–10
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 37
Writing tables, 15
X-ray radiography, 395, 406
Xestobium rufovillosum (deathwatch
beetle), 299–300
Xylene, 508, 509, 515, 524
Xylonite, 129
Yellow ochre, 655
Young's Modulus, 85, 127
Zeolite pellets, 357
Zinc, 210
coatings, 211, 689
dust, 693
pigments, 221–2
Zwiener, Joseph-Emanuel, 35
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