The Encyclopedia of Wood: A Tree-by-Tree Guide to the World's Most Valuable Resource

Walker, Aidan

ISBN 10: 0816021597 / ISBN 13: 9780816021598

Verlag: Facts On File Inc, New York, 1989

Beschreibung

Brown covers in a pictorial wood-grain pattern dust jacket. Oversize 10-1/4" x 10-1/4", 192 pages.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 013094

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: The Encyclopedia of Wood: A Tree-by-Tree Guide to the World's Most Valuable Resource
• Verlag: Facts On File Inc, New York
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1989
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0816021597
• ISBN-13: 9780816021598
• Einband: Hardcover
• Zustand: New
• Zustand des Schutzumschlags: New

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Inhaltsangabe

This reference work portrays the range of qualities and uses of over 150 of the world's most popular and frequently used types of wood. Arranged alphabetically, the book details the anatomy and life cycle of each tree, forest types around the world, the processes of felling, drying, cutting and grading, deforestation, conservation and the subtleties of grain, pattern and colour. Each entry covers the tree's definitive names, its natural habitat and country of origin, its growth pattern and height, the appearance of the timber, its craft properties such as durability and machine and hand-tool working property, and the uses of the wood, including joinery, furniture, flooring, panelling and much more.