Identifying Wood by R. Bruce Hoadley
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 |