Wood Identification

[Jmhoff10500]

I am often on here asking what kind of wood this and that is and i am wondering if there is a book with a wood species classification chart...

 

[markgum]

don't know of any books, but there are some articles / web links in the library. When I have a blank that I can't identify, it is FIS wood. (Found In Shop) :biggrin:

 

[shull]

While I do not own this one I have skimmed it and found it to be pretty easy read and has lots of good illustrations. A little deep.

Identifying Wood(Hardcover)
by R Bruce Hoadley

 

[shull]

Might also try this website.
http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/

Quite good.

 

[Lenny]

There are books out there... try Amazon.
Somewhere I have a very old "book" that was my grandfather's, with each page an actual wood sample.

*wonder where that is*

 

[shepardscross]

Wow shull,
That is one interesting site. Love the "mystery wood" section.
Thanks for sharing that one.
I have this book in Hardcover and find it helpful also.
http://www.amazon.com/Wood-Identifi...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267410564&sr=1-1

 

[wdcav1952]

Might also try this website.
http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/

Quite good.

You beat me to it, Steve. This is an awesome site.

 

[David Keller]

+1 for hobbithouse

 

[bobskio2003]

It really depends on how in-depth you want to get. If you get into looking into cell alignment to help determine species, there are books on that or there are landscape books that can be helpful as well (and everything in between). My best recommendation is to join the International Wood Collectors Society (www.woodcollectors.org) and you'll find a lot of different possibilities from there. Bob I.

 

[turbowagon]