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The American Woods |
By Romeyn B. Hough on the NCSU Library website. Photos of radial, tangential and cross-sections of 350 North American woods, in high resolution. |
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Lumber for Sales Pictures and Descriptions |
Good photos of a variety of hardwoods, with ordering info for each one. |
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The International Wood Collector's Society |
Good place to start for identifying wood species. |
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Index of Ohio's Trees |
How to identify any tree growing in Ohio, which covers most of the trees growing in the continental US, with some info on planting requirements. By the Ohio DNR Division of Forestry. |
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Illustrated Wood Grading Guide |
Pamphlet from the American Hardwood Export Council. |
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Wood You Be Mine: Sorting Through the Type of Solid Lumber |
a brief article from dummies.com explaining about the common types of hardwood used in woodworking |
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Understanding Hardwood Lumber Grading |
Article from Independent Sawmill & Woodlot Magazine reprinted on the Woodweb Knowledge base about the specifics of hardwood lumber grading. |
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Tips for Buying Lumber |
What to know for your first trip to the lumberyard, by Vangard. |
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Air-Dried vs. Kiln-Dried Wood |
Get the low-down from these Badger Pond regulars. |
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Buying Log-Run Lumber |
A great way to save money, from the Badger Pond Archives. |
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Milling 3 Logs of English Oak |
Photo essay on turning some oak into usable lumber, by Peter McBride. |
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Ring Counts |
Bob Smalser explains the benefits of a tight ring count in your lumber. |
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Traditional Lumbering |
How to fell trees, from Stephen Shepherd’s ILoveWood website. |
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The Virtues of No. 1 Common |
Save money by using boards that aren’t perfect, from American Woodworker. |
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The Way Wood Works: Knots |
Article from American Woodworker. |
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Woods of the World |
Pictures of just about every popular woodworking wood in the world. |
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Drying Green Wood |
Article from Popular Woodworking. |
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WWA Woodsampler |
From the Woodworker’s Website Association, links to photos of all sorts of hardwoods. |
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The Matter of Cherry |
Everything you wanted to know about this favorite North American hardwood, from Stephen Shepherd’s ILoveWood website. |
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European Buckthorn: Problem for Ecosystems, Opportunity for Woodworkers |
Article by Barry Gordon, originally printed in Woodwork Magazine, reprinted on the author’s website. Especially good for making wooden spoons. |
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Janka Hardness Scale for Wood Flooring Species |
Page from County Floors giving the relative hardness on the Janka scale for species ranging from Ipe (3684) to Eastern White Pine (380). The Janka hardness test is a measurement of the force necessary to embed a .444-inch steel ball to half its diameter in wood. It is the industry standard for gauging the ability of various species to tolerate denting and normal wear, as well as being a good indication of the effort required to either nail or saw the particular wood. |
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Wood As a Material |
Primer on wood and wood selection from Lee Valley's on-line Woodworking Newsletter. |
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How To Grow Furniture |
Fascniating article on nursing trees to grow into the shapes we want without having to cut and plane them to shape. |
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