The safety precautions to be observed when using chemical stains are as follows: (i) Adherence to the manufacturer’s instruction (ii)…
Important points to be kept in mind include: (i) Purpose of using the stains (ii) Types of stain to be…
Three reasons for staining timber: (i) Timber is stained to imitate other timber used for the same project (ii) Staining…
i. Metre Guage: It is used to guide and hold work when cross-cutting and mitring. ii. Ripping Guage: It is…
(i) Blushing: This refers to the blush, cloudy cast which sometimes appears on the drying lacquer or shellac polish firm.…
(i) pigment and (ii) vehicles (i) Pigment are used in opaque finishes such as paints, enamels and fillers (ii) Vehicles…
(i) Knots: Occur when a branch or limb is cut through during the process of conversion, knots reduce the strength…
Natural method of air season:Â This is the method whereby the timber is stacked in the open air, where it is…
The Advantages of seasoning timber include:- i. Further shrinkage, checking and distortion are reduced to minimum ii. Conditions are less…
Seasoning is the drying out of most of the moisture from the wood, so that the timber is conditioned before…