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With the Grain: A Craftsman’s Guide to Understanding Wood r p Thiel there's a "getting underway" sectionBy Christian Becksvoort From Lost Art Press: A little knowledge about trees goes a long way toward improving your woodworking. You dont need a degree in dendrology to build a desk. But you do need intimate knowledge of how our raw material grows and more importantly how it responds to its environment after it has been cut and dried. This knowledge allows you to tame the wood into the shapes that you have envisioned in your head. And it ensures that