World Woods in Colour

World Woods in Colour contains information on over 275 commercial woods from world-wide sources.

The full-colour illustrations show the timber’s natural grain and features, and each is fully annotated with relevant information including commercial and botanical names, distibution, general description, mechanical properties, seasoning, working properties, durability and a full range of uses for each wood. The woods are indexed for botanical, trade, commercial and local names, and family names, and there is a full bibliography of publications concerning timber study and identification.

This unique book will be a vital reference tool for all those concerned with timber studies and craftsmanship in wood, as well as to the numerous trades and professions having to make decisions about which wood to use, its suitability for the job in hand, the alternatives and so on. Designers, architects, builders, woodworkers, restorers and antique dealers are among many who will want to have their own copy near at hand.

Here is a publication sure to find an important place in reference libraries, schools and colleges, and the private libraries of all wood devotees.