The Encyclopedia Of Wood: A Tree-By-Tree Guide To The World’s Most Versatile Resource


Aidan Walker / The Encyclopedia Of Wood: A Tree-By-Tree Guide To The World’s Most Versatile Resource / Anyone who likes to tramp through the woods, reads the Arbor Day Foundation newsletter, or shops at home-and-garden ...Название:The Encyclopedia Of Wood: A Tree-By-Tree Guide To The World’s Most Versatile Resource
Автор:Aidan Walker
Издатель:Facts on File
Год:2005
ISBN:0816061815
Количество страниц:192
Цена:4 471 руб.
Описание:Anyone who likes to tramp through the woods, reads the Arbor Day Foundation newsletter, or shops at home-and-garden centers can probably identify a fair number of common trees: maples, oaks, pines, and the like. Some folks can even tell a red maple from a sugar maple, a black oak from a pin oak, and a southern yellow pine from a Norway pine. However, there’s a tremendous difference between identifying a living tree and identifying a piece of wood. Living trees offer lots of helpful hints: bark color, bark texture, foliage, seedpods, height, and overall shape. Seasoned, board-cut pieces of wood offer none of these hints, and that’s why this specialized identification guide is so useful. Thirty pages of introductory material, richly enhanced with outstanding maps, photos, and illustrations, explain tree anatomy, tree growth, wood grain, logging practices, conservation, and the various processes for seasoning and preservation of wood. This material is well written and beautifully...
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