The Mechanics of Splitting Wood and the Design of Neolithic Woodworking Tools

Because of the anisotropy of wood, trunks and branches can be vulnerable to splitting along the grain, especially radially. This fact was widely exploited in pre-industrial times, when wood was mostly cut and shaped by splitting it along the grain while still green, rather than by sawing. However, s...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	A.R. Ennos, J.A. Ventura Oliveira
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	EXARC 2017
Materias:	wood working wood fibre methodology neolithic united kingdom Museums. Collectors and collecting AM1-501 Archaeology CC1-960
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/3640606974ed4d2994cf771b727efaae
Etiquetas:	Agregar Etiqueta Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!

id	oai:doaj.org-article:3640606974ed4d2994cf771b727efaae
record_format	dspace
spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:3640606974ed4d2994cf771b727efaae2021-12-01T14:42:33ZThe Mechanics of Splitting Wood and the Design of Neolithic Woodworking Tools2212-8956https://doaj.org/article/3640606974ed4d2994cf771b727efaae2017-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10312https://doaj.org/toc/2212-8956Because of the anisotropy of wood, trunks and branches can be vulnerable to splitting along the grain, especially radially. This fact was widely exploited in pre-industrial times, when wood was mostly cut and shaped by splitting it along the grain while still green, rather than by sawing. However, splitting also remains a cause of potential weakness for wooden implements. To better understand the process of splitting wood, and the design of Neolithic tools, we model the force and energy required to split coppice branches both by hand, and by inserting wedges.A.R. EnnosJ.A. Ventura OliveiraEXARCarticlewood workingwoodfibremethodologyneolithicunited kingdomMuseums. Collectors and collectingAM1-501ArchaeologyCC1-960ENEXARC Journal, Iss 2017/4 (2017)
institution	DOAJ
collection	DOAJ
language	EN
topic	wood working wood fibre methodology neolithic united kingdom Museums. Collectors and collecting AM1-501 Archaeology CC1-960
spellingShingle	wood working wood fibre methodology neolithic united kingdom Museums. Collectors and collecting AM1-501 Archaeology CC1-960 A.R. Ennos J.A. Ventura Oliveira The Mechanics of Splitting Wood and the Design of Neolithic Woodworking Tools
description	Because of the anisotropy of wood, trunks and branches can be vulnerable to splitting along the grain, especially radially. This fact was widely exploited in pre-industrial times, when wood was mostly cut and shaped by splitting it along the grain while still green, rather than by sawing. However, splitting also remains a cause of potential weakness for wooden implements. To better understand the process of splitting wood, and the design of Neolithic tools, we model the force and energy required to split coppice branches both by hand, and by inserting wedges.
format	article
author	A.R. Ennos J.A. Ventura Oliveira
author_facet	A.R. Ennos J.A. Ventura Oliveira
author_sort	A.R. Ennos
title	The Mechanics of Splitting Wood and the Design of Neolithic Woodworking Tools
title_short	The Mechanics of Splitting Wood and the Design of Neolithic Woodworking Tools
title_full	The Mechanics of Splitting Wood and the Design of Neolithic Woodworking Tools
title_fullStr	The Mechanics of Splitting Wood and the Design of Neolithic Woodworking Tools
title_full_unstemmed	The Mechanics of Splitting Wood and the Design of Neolithic Woodworking Tools
title_sort	mechanics of splitting wood and the design of neolithic woodworking tools
publisher	EXARC
publishDate	2017
url	https://doaj.org/article/3640606974ed4d2994cf771b727efaae
work_keys_str_mv	AT arennos themechanicsofsplittingwoodandthedesignofneolithicwoodworkingtools AT javenturaoliveira themechanicsofsplittingwoodandthedesignofneolithicwoodworkingtools AT arennos mechanicsofsplittingwoodandthedesignofneolithicwoodworkingtools AT javenturaoliveira mechanicsofsplittingwoodandthedesignofneolithicwoodworkingtools
_version_	1718404923364737024

The Mechanics of Splitting Wood and the Design of Neolithic Woodworking Tools

Ejemplares similares