The Encyclopedia of Wood

by U.S. Department of Agriculture

Timber is one of our most precious, versatile, and vulnerable resources, so using it effectively is important. Knowing your material inside and out is the first step to doing just that. Read about the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 163561032X
• ISBN13: 9781635610321
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media
• Length: 478 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Encyclopedia of wood

A Government supplied book that is very thorough, goes into genetic detail, but is in black and white

USDA Encyclopedia of Wood

The USDA Encyclopedia of Wood has a tremendous amount of information on wood, and is a very good buy for the price.

An interesting resource

For anyone interested in wood, in its ability to withstand stress, its bark, shrinkage, moisture content, fastening it to things, or even its preservation this is a wonderful book. A work of the U.S Department of Agriculture, Forest Service's Forest Product laboratory it is not strictly an encyclopedia but a collection of essays, pictures and descriptions of various aspects of wood. The first sections detail types of wood, structure of wood and physical properties of wood. Later sections examine more obscure mathematical concepts regarding wood such as stress grades and structural analysis equations. Important chapters detail types of fastenings, drying and control of moisture as well as protection and preservation. An important chapter examines the use of wood in buildings and bridges. This is not a book that is a `how to' regarding wood. It is also not a book about all the types of wood in the world or how to identify all of them necessarily. It is rather a collection of sometimes seemingly unsystematically collected material on wood and many aspects of it. An interesting book. Seth J. Frantzman

A great resource!!!

This book is full of information!!! It's got everything you'll ever need to know to work with wood safely and efficiently. If you use it for a living, or if you're just a hobby woodworker, like myself, it's a great reference to have around.