What Wood Is That?: A Manual of Wood Identification - Hardcover

Edlin, Herbert L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670759074 ISBN 13: 9780670759071

Publisher: Viking Adult, 1969

Synopsis

Strong, pliable, and natural, wood is the world?s most versatile structural resource. But how to tell one kind from another and choose just the right wood for your project? This remarkable collection of forty actual wood samples shows the color, grain, and texture of the leading varieties. Detailed drawings identify uncut, unfinished trees by their leaves, fruits, and bark. Originally published in 1969, and now in its eighth printing, this straightforward text explains where each kind of tree is grown and how to use its wood to the best advantage?from lamination to veneering, from carving and molding, to finishing. Here, too, is the history of man?s use of wood from the Stone Age ax to modern-day conservation issues and rare rain-forest species. What Wood Is That? is an invaluable resource for builders, homeowners, and hobbyists?and a fascinating companion for forest guides and nature lovers.

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Review

The title of this book could not be more explicit or apt. With 40 actual wood specimens in popular use, descriptions of grain, color and texture, how to identify trees by their leaves, fruit, and bark, and much more, this is a small encyclopedia for woodworkers, carpenters, hobbyists, dealers, architects, craftsmen, nature lovers, teachers, or anyone with the urge to learn about wood. With small, aromatic samples of 40 varieties of wood, from afrormosia to zebrawood, this book even smells good! --Mark Hetts

About the Author

Herbert L. Edlin was a noted timber authority and Forest Officer of England?s historic New Forest.

Edition details

• Publisher: Viking Adult
• Publication date: 1969
• ISBN 10: 0670759074
• ISBN 13: 9780670759071
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 160