Wood: Identification & Use (Revised & Expanded) | 
| Author: Terry Porter
Publisher: Guild of Master Craftsman
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 64165
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Rev Exp
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
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Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.4 x 1.2
ISBN: 1861084366
Dewey Decimal Number: 745
EAN: 9781861084361
ASIN: 1861084366
Publication Date: February 1, 2007
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Product Description
Terry Porter’s unique and visually dazzling handbook has always been indispensable—and this new edition adds 17 species of lumber not included before, bringing the list up to a grand total of 400! Plus, there’s a new section displaying a variety of decorative figuring, information on wood defects and potential health hazards, and an enlarged glossary. Wonderful full-color pictures give close-up views of the various wood grains, while the main section showcases more than 200 woods used in cabinetmaking, joinery, carpentry, turning, carving, and a host of specialist applications, and another 200 receive shorter listings. Every featured wood is illustrated and described in detail, with invaluable facts on its working properties, seasoning requirements, durability, and typical uses.
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 Good reference but left some out, too. July 25, 2008
I am a woodcarver/wood sculptor and I use a good many exotic woods in my work (hobby, actually). I am regularly receiving small pieces and mill ends that others have simply forgotten the names of. This book helps quite a bit in identifying the majority of them but it is somewhat limited in scope. There cannot be a complete list of trees and their woods yet stay affordable, but this one covers the ones that most woodcarvers are likely to encounter. A few of the local species are left out; however, they are mostly local or regional and not of commercial value on a larger scale. The color illustrations seem quite accurate for those woods I have checked - possible two dozen. The basic facts, including the specific gravity, appear accurate, also, all of which are quite helpful. For the price, I couldn't let it go by. I find it handy and a good reference -- even interesting to just pick up and browse through when I have few idle moments. It has resolved more than one disagreement among my fellows, but then we can really come up with some truly rare woods at times.
The safety and health considerations were very general in most cases and seemed to always exaggerate on the side of maximum safety. Many of the woods that they identified as having health threats are those I have used extensively without difficulty while using only minimal precautions. (I should point out that I am Asthmatic and, therefore, am extra careful, specially when making fine sawdust.) This is not a matter of inaccuracy, but more a matter of being too general to be very helpful - after all, they do not claim to be doctors or health experts - this is a wood book.
Anyone having health or breathing problems should do more research specific to their condition. I know I certainly do; and, if you are here, you must have the internet available. It's out there -- just go get it.
wood idwntification June 2, 2008
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A dang good wood ID book. Well written and illustrated. A must fot the wood library.
 Great update. April 3, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
This edition adds so much more information and pictures not included before. It's a great resource for both the novice and professional wood worker. This book, along with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's "Encyclopedia of Wood," makes for an impressive wood working library.
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