As I get more and more involved in working with various types of wood I would like to be able to find some type of “resource” to help me better identify the different types of wood both in their rough-cut stage and once finished.
I have purchased and read a number of books but I was wondering if anyone knew of any other resources that I could purchase that would help me to learn to identify different types of wood.
For instance is it possible to purchase sample pieces of different species of wood.
Thanks for your help
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J,
One of the resources I've seen advertised is this:
http://www.toolcenter.com/wood/wow.html
Regards,
Bill Arnold - Custom Woodcrafting
Food for Thought: The Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals.
99 bucks is a little steep. They should do one with 165 species for $29.
Which 165 species? <grin>
Try this: http://www.rockler.com/findit.cfm?page=1466&sid=AF267
Or this site by one of the Forum contributors: http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/indextotal.htm
If you use Google search, you can find pretty much what you're looking for on the Internet.
Regards,Bill Arnold - Custom Woodcrafting
Food for Thought: The Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals.
> If you use Google search, you can find pretty much what you're looking for on the Internet.
The hard part is sorting it out from the thousands of things you aren't looking for.
"The hard part is sorting it out from the thousands of things you aren't looking for. "
Refine the search or buy the CD...Bill Arnold - Custom Woodcrafting
Food for Thought: The Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals.
Here's an excellent resource for what you want along with a lot of other good wood stuff:
http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us
Try "Identifying Wood" by R. Bruce Hoadley, Taunton Press. Lists for $39.95 hardcover. It's pretty much the standard. Follow the link for the full description.
http://www.taunton.com/store/pages/070088.asp
"Try "Identifying Wood" by R. Bruce Hoadley, Taunton Press. Lists for $39.95 hardcover. It's pretty much the standard. Follow the link for the full description. "
Good choice. It's also available at Amazon -- here's the link: http://tinyurl.com/3w269
Regards,Bill Arnold - Custom Woodcrafting
Food for Thought: The Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals.
I was a student of Mr Hoadley at UMASS Amherst and I can say without a doubt if you are looking for the leading Wood Identification book his is it.
You can send 3 or 4 samples a year for a free analysis to the US Forsest Service Laboratories. Don't have the address handy, but will look for it, or you could find it on hte net.
Cannot remember the name of the book, but the public library in Joplin, Missouri has a encyclopia of wood. 3" thick volumes with leaves, wood slices, etc of about anything I'd ever heard of. (have not been to that library for 10 years)
"US Forsest Service Laboratories"
There are a number of them, but I belive that it is the one in Madison, WI.
http://www.fps.fs.fed.us