{"id":3146780,"date":"2022-07-13T16:08:01","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T21:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.craftsy.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=3146780"},"modified":"2023-11-28T14:44:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T20:44:09","slug":"all-about-wood","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/2023.craftsy.com\/class\/all-about-wood\/","title":{"rendered":"All About Wood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As woodworkers, we use a variety of materials in our craft: Solid wood in the form of hardwoods and softwoods; domestic and imported woods; plywood; MDF; melamine; multi-ply plywood, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Like choosing the right tool for the job, it\u2019s important to choose the correct material. That\u2019s why we created this class. We want to help you better understand the material you\u2019re working with, and educate you about materials you may not be familiar with.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to understanding material, it\u2019s also important to understand what happens behind the scenes. How are trees converted to lumber? How are hardwoods ordered? What\u2019s the difference between particle board, MDF and plywood?<\/p>\n<p>This class comprehensively covers:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Man-made materials (plywood, MDF, particle board, melamine, multi-ply, grades)<br \/>\n\u2022 Where to buy quality materials<br \/>\n\u2022 Milling lumber (plain sawing, quarter sawing, air drying, kiln drying)<br \/>\n\u2022 Using construction grade lumber<br \/>\n\u2022 Hardwood, softwood, and what those names mean<br \/>\n\u2022 Mastering board foot calculations<br \/>\n\u2022 Hardwood grading (firsts and seconds, select and better, #1 common)<br \/>\n\u2022 Paying for machining (surface two sides; straight line one edge)<br \/>\n\u2022 Veneers<br \/>\n\u2022 Incorporating defects into your projects (wane, spalting, blue stain, insect holes)<br \/>\n\u2022 Exotic\/imported woods<\/p>\n<p>Having this information at your fingertips will make you a more educated consumer, help you save money on your projects, and ensure that you\u2019re choosing the best material for the job at hand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As woodworkers, we use a variety of materials in our craft: Solid wood in the form of hardwoods and softwoods; domestic and imported woods; plywood; MDF; melamine; multi-ply plywood, and more. Like choosing the right tool for the job, it\u2019s important to choose the correct material. That\u2019s why we created this class. We want to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1918396,"featured_media":3146977,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[3406],"product_tag":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/2023.craftsy.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/product\/3146780"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/2023.craftsy.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/2023.craftsy.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2023.craftsy.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/1918396"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2023.craftsy.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3146780"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2023.craftsy.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media\/3146977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/2023.craftsy.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3146780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2023.craftsy.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=3146780"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2023.craftsy.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=3146780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}