Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Indentifying wood / trees.
Bill MacLachlan
>Hi guys; I tried a search and did not find much.
I am looking for a good reference source to better be able to indentify trees. I have a good book, "Collins Good Wood Handbook" to show grain, but it does little to highlight leaves and bark.
Any good reference books out there?
Thanks, Bill
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Jorge Casta�eda ~ East Penobscot Bay
>Bill,
Take a look at the National Audubon Society field Guide to North American Trees, they have a volume each for the eastern and western regions.
Publisher is Alfred A Knopf, NY.
I bought one in a visitors center in a National Park, the other in a bookstore.
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MikeinCapeMay
>That is an excellent book and often available on the cheap through half.com.
Also, this site may be of some help
Dendrology
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Mike Rubes, Apex, NC
>Hi Bill and Jorge,
I agree with Jorge. I have the Eastern Edition of that book and love it. Has great pictures of leaves (summer and fall), bark and fruits. Very intersting stuff.
Jorge, are you coming down to Bill's in July? If so, I'll see you then.
Mike
Learning one tree from another in Apex, NC :)
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Chuck Ludwigsen
>Try this link if you have access to leaf samples - especially still on a stem.
Chuck in Memphis, TN.
Virginia Tech Leaf Index
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Jon Arno
>Bill, the Audubon book(s) mentioned so far are good references. I'd also recommend that you try and locate a copy of Thomas Elias' Trees of North America. I think it's out of print now, but it's an outstanding reference in that it provides identification keys for tree species, but also gives a brief comment about the properties of the wood...which most field guides don't offer.
Another good reference is Harlow's Textbook of Dendrology, or his more abbreviated field guide; TREES. He also pays more attention to tree species from the perspective of the woods they produce.
Hi Mike.
Jorge Casta�eda ~ East Penobscot Bay
>Yes I am coming, looking forwards to it!
See you then
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Dick Hines
>Funny you should ask about identification of wood. Last night at our turning meenting we had Brian Bond Assistant professor from the forestry dept of VA Tech. He said the best book fro indentifing wood was "Identifing Wood; Accurate Results thie Simple Tools" br R.B. Hoadley.
Check E-bay and I bet if you go to the Va Teck web sight you can get the hand out he had last night.
You will need a razor blade and a 10-power hand lens. Is looks complicated but with a little practice you should be ok.
Great Site!
Jorge Casta�eda ~ East Penobscot Bay
>thanks for posting it.
:)
Your welcome
MikeinCapeMay
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Bill MacLachlan
>Thanks for the info guys. I will check out the books and the websites. This is why asked here, I would get great answers.
Bill
Ditto! Excellent!
Jennifer@Indy.USA
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Gert Schmitt
>This here is a great website with pictures of many species of wood.
Exotic Wood Pictures