Identifying Wood by R. Bruce Hoadley by B. Hoadley.
This book has 140 different species of hardwood, softwood and tropical woods commonly found in North America.
Includes hundreds of easy-to-use charts and photographs. With just the unaided eye and a hand lens or elementary microscopy, you will be able to identify over 180 domestic and tropical hardwoods and softwoods by following the straightforward techniques in this book.
Bruce Hoadley, a professor of wood science and technology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, provides an overview of the wood identification process; a look at the basic anatomy of woody plants; hundreds of easy-to-use charts and crystal-clear photographs and microphotographs; sources of information and materials, and a glossary of all technical terms used in the book.
Published/Edition: March 1991. ISBN/Book No.: 0942391047
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| Description | Identifying Wood by R. Bruce Hoadley by B. Hoadley. This book has 140 different species of hardwood, softwood and tropical woods commonly found in North America. Includes hundreds of easy-to-use charts and photographs. With just the unaided eye and a hand lens or elementary microscopy, you will be able to identify over 180 domestic and tropical hardwoods and softwoods by following the straightforward techniques in this book. Bruce Hoadley, a professor of wood science and technology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, provides an overview of the wood identification process; a look at the basic anatomy of woody plants; hundreds of easy-to-use charts and crystal-clear photographs and microphotographs; sources of information and materials, and a glossary of all technical terms used in the book. Published/Edition: March 1991. ISBN/Book No.: 0942391047 |