Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Viking Adult (1969), Edition: 1st, 160 pages
Description
Contains forty actual wood specimens to physically see the differences among them. Explains where each kind of tree is grown and how to saw its wood to the best advantage.
User reviews
LibraryThing member rrriles
The first five pages constitute a fold-out collection of actual wood samples! Ever wondered what zebrawood looks or feels like? So rad! Makes me wish my American History textbook came with samples of civil war uniforms and a plug of Jamestown tobacco.Also it is a rather awesome bit of carpentry
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reference material. Show Less
LibraryThing member MsMixte
Biased towards a European forest, this is still a lovely book for those of us who are would-be cabinetmakers. The small wood samples included are what make this book extraordinary. I would have wished that the wood sample titles would have been made more exact. Example: 'oak' and oak, brown' are
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two samples. Show Less
LibraryThing member IslesOfMine
This work contains an excellent and very useful section on the colour of flurorescence beneath uv light. Without the ability to run chemical tests, or get close enough to review the tyloses and rays in antique woods on display or unique specimens, this is an accurate and invaluable, time-saving
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guide. Also of note is the elm-hackberry decision tree to separate this confusing family. Show Less
LibraryThing member mykl-s
With real pieces of wood from around America and the world, like paint chips. It was just fun to leaf through.
Subjects
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1969
Physical description
160 p.; 5.7 inches
ISBN
9780670759071