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A unique book containing a fold-out wallet with 40 actual veneer samples. Each wood is described in terms of 14 key characteristics to teach the method of identifying these and other woods. Illustrated.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is aimed at 'furniture' woods, which makes it of limited use to woodturners for example. Common woods such as Yew and Holly are not represented.
The wood samples themselves are veneer strips, making it impossible to see the end grain, which is of primary importance in timber identification.
The descriptions of the woodgrains etc. are of some use, although illustrative colour plates would have been far more valuable.
On the other hand, you get what you pay for and the samples alone are worth the money. If you are interested only in identifying furniture, this book would probably suit you fine.
The wood samples themselves are veneer strips, making it impossible to see the end grain, which is of primary importance in timber identification.
The descriptions of the woodgrains etc. are of some use, although illustrative colour plates would have been far more valuable.
On the other hand, you get what you pay for and the samples alone are worth the money. If you are interested only in identifying furniture, this book would probably suit you fine.
34 of 37 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a great book for all those interested in identifying timber. The pull out wings with actual samples of the wood differentiate this book from many of the others also available and make it a quick and effective guide.
The limitation with the book is that it only has samples of the 40 most utilised timbers and is therefore no good for the specialist.
Apart from the pull out section, the rest of the book is useful in timber identification techniques although it is fairly wordy with few pictures (all black and white).
This books gets 5 stars due to its innovative format and ease of use and I recommend it highly to anyone with an interest in wood.
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90 of 94 people found the following review helpful
Focus On European Not USA Species
4 Dec 2000
Format:Hardcover
This book is of little value for the woodworker trying to identify woods commonly used on the American continent. When the species are described (with wood samples provided) the European varieties are given to the exclusion of woods from this continent. Species vary enough from the Euopean continent to make the book of very little use in identifying American woods and can even be misleading. The grain pattern on Birch is a classic example and Birch is used a great deal on funiture.
The book is very badly outdated and lists uses for various woods not seen since the late fifties and early sixties.
Consider carefully before purchasing this book.
31 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Great samples. Great book.
15 May 1999
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
If your working on a project involving exotic woods, then this book should be added to your library. The REAL wood samples are great. The book also has very useful information about many types of wood. I find this book to be a handy reference tool and am glad to have added it to my collection.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Quiet and straightforward
26 Oct 2000
Format:Hardcover
This is a very friendly and straightforward book. It starts with veneer samples (quite small, but big enough) of 40 woods and finishes with descriptions of the trees that yield these 40 woods.
In between there is quite a bit of useful information on wood, and the history of woodworking. A pretty good introduction to wood for and woodworking. This book will be only modestly useful in identification, since it is limited to naked eye observations of those 40 woods.
I browsed through the 1969 edition and it clearly is from another era (with the chainsaw just being introduced!). I can well imagine that those who equate woodworking with roaring high speed machines may find this quiet book not to their liking.
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