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Title: Wood Identification & Use: A Field Guide to More Than 200 Species
Publisher: The Taunton Press, Newtown, CT
Publication Date: 2004
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1861083777
ISBN 13: 9781861083777
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good

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Every woodworker, professional or amateur, needs this unique and visually dazzling handbook, which brings together a remarkable amount of practical information on today�s most important lumbers and gives a wonderful full-color, close-up view of the various grains. Created by the former editor of the best-selling Woodturning magazine, and aimed at the craftsperson, it features a main section with more than 200 woods used in cabinetmaking, joinery, carpentry, turning, carving, and a host of specialist applications; in addition, another 200 receive shorter listings in the back. Every featured wood, from abura to ziricote, is illustrated and described in detail, with invaluable facts on its working properties, seasoning requirements, durability, typical uses, and even the health risks it can pose. A Selection of the F&W Book Clubs

About the Author

Porter has had a lifelong interest in wood and working with wood. He spent many years as a teacher and examiner in English as a Foreign Language, both in Britain and abroad. Combining his skills in woodwork, photography and writing, he went on to write many articles for woodworking magazines.

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