Know your woods : a complete guide to trees, woods and veneers

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Constantine, Albert (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press , c2005
Edition:Rev. ed. new introduction by John C. Docherty
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245 1 0 |a Know your woods :   |b a complete guide to trees, woods and veneers   |c Albert J. Constantine, Jr 
250 |a Rev. ed. new introduction by John C. Docherty 
260 |a Guilford, Connecticut :   |b Lyons Press ,   |c c2005 
300 |a xvi, 360 p. :   |b ill. maps ;   |c 23 cm. 
500 |a Originally published: New York : Home Craftsman Pub. Corp. c1959 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-339) and indexes 
505 0 |a 1-The wonderful story of woods: 1. A tree lives -- 2. Identification of woods -- 3. How a tree is named -- 4. Knowing trees by name -- 5. Out of the forest into logs and lumber -- 6. From logs to veneers -- 7. The physical appearance of wood -- 8. Woods of the bible -- 9. Planting trees around the world -- 10. State trees -- 11. Drugs from trees -- 12. Little-known behavior of trees and woods -- 13. Collecting woods of the world as a hobby -- 14. Modern craftsmen use a wide variety of woods -- 15. Test your knowledge: wood quiz -- 2-Woods from Abura to Zebrano: 16. Description of individual woods 
650 0 |a Timber 
650 0 |a Timber   |v Encyclopedias 
650 0 |a Trees 
650 0 |a Trees   |v Encyclopedias 
650 0 |a Veneers and veneering 
650 0 |a Wood 
650 0 |a Wood   |v Encyclopedias 
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999 |a 1000116474   |b Book   |c OPEN SHELF (30 DAYS)   |e Tembila Campus