Identifying Wood: Accurate Results with Simple Tools

Hoadley, R.Bruce

ISBN 10: 0942391047 / ISBN 13: 9780942391046

Verlag: Taunton Press Inc, 1990

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Inhaltsangabe:

With just the naked eye and a hand lens or elementary microscopy, you will be able to identify over 180 domestic and tropical hardwoods and softwoods by following the straightforward techniques in this book.

Bruce Hoadley, a professor of wood science and technology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, provides:

• an overview of the wood identification process
• a look at the basic anatomy of woody plants
• hundreds of easy-to-use charts and crystal-clear photographs and microphotographs
• sources of information and materials, and a glossary of all technical terms used in the book

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

R. Bruce Hoadley has a degree in forestry from the University of Connecticut and a doctorate in wood technology from Yale. He is a former professor of wood science and technology at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He frequently consults for museums and acts as an expert witness at trials. He is also the author of Understanding Wood (The Taunton Press, 1980, 2000) and Identifying Wood (The Taunton Press, 1990).

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Identifying Wood: Accurate Results with ...
Verlag: Taunton Press Inc
Erscheinungsdatum: 1990
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Very Good