Wood is one of the most valuable materials for mankind and since our earliest days wood
materials have been widely used. Today we have modern woodworking machine and tools however
the raw wood materials available are continuously declining. Therefore we are forced to use
this precious material more economically reducing waste wherever possible. This new textbook
on the Mechanics of Wood Machining combines the quantitative mathematical analysis of the
mechanisms of wood processing with practical recommendations and solutions. Bringing together
materials from many sources the book contains new theoretical and experimental approaches and
offers a clear and systematic overview of the theory of wood cutting thermal loading in
wood-cutting tools dynamic behaviour of tool and work piece optimum choice of operational
parameters and energy consumption the wear process of the tools and the general regularities
of wood surface roughness. Diagrams are provided for the quick estimation of various process
parameters. This book will be useful for scientists graduate and postgraduate students and
practising engineers seeking a deeper understanding of physical phenomena associated with real
woodworking processes.
