Wood! book

AN AMAZON BEST-SELLER

Current print run: August 2023 edition

272 Pages

8.5″ x 11″ page size (22 cm x 28 cm).
Full color throughout; Hundreds of images.

Hardcover

With a sewn binding and jacket-less design to stand up to the rigors of nearly any wood shop.

$35 Price

Robust, trusted ordering through Amazon. Free domestic shipping; reasonable int’l rates.*

Over 350 woods covered

Over 100 full-page wood profiles
Over 100 half-page wood profiles
Data on over 150 related species

* International customers should order the identical book with an alternate title, The Wood Dictionary.

WOOD SPECIES COVERED IN THE BOOK

Full-page profile

Half-page profile

Mechanical data listed

European Silver Fir (Abies alba)
Pacific Silver Fir (Abies amabilis)
Balsam Fir (Abies balsamea)
White Fir (Abies concolor)
Grand Fir (Abies grandis)
Subalpine Fir (Abies lasiocarpa)
California Red Fir (Abies magnifica)
Noble Fir (Abies procera)
Gidgee (Acacia cambagei)
Koa (Acacia koa)
Mangium (Acacia mangium)
Black wattle (Acacia mearnsii)
Australian blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon)
Yarran (Acacia omalophylla)
Bigleaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum)
Box Elder (Acer negundo)
Sycamore Maple (Acer pseudoplatanus)
Red Maple (Acer rubrum)
Silver Maple (Acer saccharinum)
Hard Maple (Acer saccharum)
Buckeye (Aesculus flava)
Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)
Afzelia (Afzelia spp.)
Kauri (Agathis australis)
Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima)
Albizia (Albizia spp.)
Sheoak (Allocasuarina spp.)
Red Alder (Alnus rubra)
Cebil (Anadenanthera colubrina)
Garapa (Apuleia leiocarpa)
Parana Pine (Araucaria angustifolia)
Monkey Puzzle (Araucaria araucana)
Hoop Pine (Araucaria cunninghamii)
Norfolk Island Pine (Araucaria heterophylla)
Madrone (Arbutus menziesii)
Manzanita (Arctostaphylos pungens)
Peroba Rosa (Aspidosperma polyneuron)
Goncalo Alves (Astronium graveolens)
Okoume (Aucoumea klaineana)
Rhodesian Teak (Baikiaea plurijuga)
Bamboo (Bambusa spp.)
Pink Ivory (Berchemia zeyheri)
Yellow Birch (Betula alleghaniensis)
Sweet Birch (Betula lenta)
Alaska Paper Birch (Betula neoalaskana)
River Birch (Betula nigra)
Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera)
Silver Birch (Betula pendula)
Masur Birch (Betula pendula var. carelica)
Gray Birch (Betula populifolia)
Pau Rosa (Bobgunnia fistuloides)
Black Palm (Borassus flabellifer)
Snakewood (Brosimum guianense)
Bloodwood (Brosimum rubescens)
Verawood (Bulnesia arborea)
Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens)
Brazilwood (Caesalpinia echinata)
Brown Ebony (Caesalpinia paraguariensis)
Chakte Viga (Caesalpinia platyloba)
Australian Cypress (Callitris columellaris)
Incense Cedar (Calocedrus decurrens)
Lemonwood (Calycophyllum candidissimum)
Andiroba (Carapa spp.)
Northern Silky Oak (Cardwellia sublimis)
Hornbeam (Carpinus spp.)
Water Hickory (Carya aquatica)
Bitternut Hickory (Carya cordiformis)
Pignut Hickory (Carya glabra)
Pecan (Carya illinoinensis)
Shellbark Hickory (Carya laciniosa)
Nutmeg Hickory (Carya myristiciformis)
Shagbark Hickory (Carya ovata)
Mockernut Hickory (Carya tomentosa)
Chestnut (Castanea spp.)
Northern Catalpa (Catalpa speciosa)
Spanish Cedar (Cedrela odorata)
Cedar of Lebanon (Cedrus libani)
Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis)
Canarywood (Centrolobium spp.)
Port Orford Cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana)
Atlantic White Cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides)
Greenheart (Chlorocardium rodiei)
Ceylon Satinwood (Chloroxylon swietenia)
Camphor (Cinnamomum camphora)
Red Palm (Cocos nucifera)
Mopane (Colophospermum mopane)
Leadwood (Combretum imberbe)
Ziricote (Cordia dodecandra)
Bocote (Cordia elaeagnoides)
Dogwood (Cornus florida)
Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica)
Yellow Cedar (Cupressus nootkatensis)
Leyland Cypress (Cupressus x leylandii)
Rimu/Huon Pine (Dacrydium spp.)
Madagascar Rosewood (Dalbergia baronii)
Kingwood (Dalbergia cearensis)
Siamese Rosewood (Dalbergia cochinchinensis)
Burmese Blackwood (Dalbergia cultrata)
Brazilian tulipwood (Dalbergia decipularis)
East Indian Rosewood (Dalbergia latifolia)
Bois de Rois (Dalbergia maritima)
African Blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon)
Brazilian Rosewood (Dalbergia nigra)
Burmese Rosewood (Dalbergia oliveri)
Cocobolo (Dalbergia retusa)
Sissoo (Dalbergia sissoo)
Amazon Rosewood (Dalbergia spruceana)
Honduran Rosewood (Dalbergia stevensonii)
Panama Rosewood (Dalbergia tucurensis)
Macassar Ebony (Diospyros celebica)
Gaboon Ebony (Diospyros crassiflora)
Ceylon Ebony (Diospyros ebenum)
Black and White Ebony (Diospyros malabarica)
Mun Ebony (Diospyros mun)
Malaysian Blackwood (Diospyros spp.)
Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)
Keruing (Dipterocarpus spp.)
Cumaru (Dipteryx odorata)
Movingui (Distemonanthus benthamianus)
Jelutong (Dyera costulata)
Texas Ebony (Ebenopsis ebano)
Russian Olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia)
Queensland Walnut (Endiandra palmerstonii)
Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum)
Utile (Entandrophragma utile)
Guanacaste (Enterolobium cyclocarpum)
Briar (Erica arborea)
River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis)
Coolibah (Eucalyptus coolabah)
Deglupta (Eucalyptus deglupta)
Blue Gum (Eucalyptus globulus)
Rose Gum (Eucalyptus grandis)
Yellow Gum (Eucalyptus leucoxylon)
Jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata)
Yellow Box (Eucalyptus melliodora)
Messmate (Eucalyptus obliqua)
Red Mallee (Eucalyptus oleosa)
Mountain Ash (Eucalyptus regnans)
Swamp Mahogany (Eucalyptus robusta)
Lyptus (Eucalyptus urograndis)
Yellowheart (Euxylophora paraensis)
Beech (Fagus spp.)
White Ash (Fraxinus americana)
European Ash (Fraxinus excelsior)
Oregon Ash (Fraxinus latifolia)
Tamo Ash (Fraxinus mandshurica)
Black Ash (Fraxinus nigra)
Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)
Blue Ash (Fraxinus quadrangulata)
Honey Locust (Gleditsia triacanthos)
Rengas (Gluta spp.)
Ramin (Gonystylus spp.)
Southern Silky Oak (Grevillea robusta)
Lignum Vitae (Guaiacum spp.)
Bosse (Guarea cedrata)
Ovangkol (Guibourtia ehie)
Tiete Rosewood (Guibourtia hymenaeifolia)
Bubinga (Guibourtia spp.)
Coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioicus)
Ipe (Handroanthus spp.)
Rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis)
Jatoba (Hymenaea courbaril)
Holly (Ilex opaca)
Merbau (Intsia bijuga)
Butternut (Juglans cinerea)
Claro Walnut (Juglans hindsii)
Peruvian Walnut (Juglans neotropica)
Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)
English Walnut (Juglans regia)
Beli (Julbernardia pellegriniana)
Alligator Juniper (Juniperus deppeana)
Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana)
African Mahogany (Khaya spp.)
Kempas (Koompassia malaccensis)
Black Ironwood (Krugiodendron ferreum)
Laburnum (Laburnum spp.)
Pyinma (Lagerstroemia spp.)
Tamarack (Larix larcina)
Western Larch (Larix occidentalis)
Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)
Yellow poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)
Machiche (Lonchocarpus spp.)
Ekki (Lophira alata)
African Walnut (Lovoa trichilioides)
Tzalam (Lysiloma latisiliquum)
Pau Ferro (Machaerium spp.)
Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera)
Fustic (Maclura tinctoria)
Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)
Apple (Malus domestica)
Mango (Mangifera indica)
Bulletwood (Manilkara bidentata)
Chico Zapote (Manilkara zapota)
Mansonia (Mansonia altissima)
Chinaberry (Melia azedarach)
Chechen (Metopium brownei)
Zebrawood (Microberlinia brazzavillensis)
Iroko (Milicia spp.)
Wenge (Millettia laurentii)
Panga Panga (Millettia stuhlmannii)
Abura (Mitragyna spp.)
Mulberry (Morus spp.)
Santos Mahogany (Myroxylon balsamum)
Tasmanian Myrtle (Nothofagus cunninghamii)
Tupelo (Nyssa spp.)
Balsa (Ochroma pyramidale)
Imbuya (Ocotea porosa)
Olive (Olea europaea)
Desert Ironwood (Olneya tesota)
Eastern Hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana)
Nyatoh (Palaquium spp.)
Lacewood (Panopsis spp.)
Paulownia (Paulownia spp.)
Purpleheart (Peltogyne spp.)
Afrormosia (Pericopsis elata)
Norway Spruce (Picea abies)
Engelmann Spruce (Picea engelmannii)
White Spruce (Picea glauca)
Black Spruce (Picea mariana)
Red Spruce (Picea rubens)
Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis)
Jack Pine (Y) (Pinus banksiana)
Caribbean Pine (Pinus caribaea)
Sand Pine (Y) (Pinus clausa)
Lodgepole Pine (Y) (Pinus contorta)
Shortleaf Pine (Y) (Pinus echinata)
Pinyon Pine (P) (Pinus edulis)
Slash Pine (Y) (Pinus elliottii)
Limber Pine (W) (Pinus flexilis)
Spruce Pine (Y) (Pinus glabra)
Jeffrey Pine (Y) (Pinus jeffreyi)
Khasi Pine (Pinus kesiya)
Sugar Pine (W) (Pinus lambertiana)
Sumatran Pine (Pinus merkusii)
Western White Pine (W) (Pinus monticola)
Austrian Pine (R) (Pinus nigra)
Ocote Pine (Pinus oocarpa)
Longleaf Pine (Y) (Pinus palustris)
Patula Pine (Pinus patula)
Maritime Pine (Pinus pinaster)
Ponderosa Pine (Y) (Pinus ponderosa)
Table Mountain Pine (Y) (Pinus pungens)
Radiata Pine (Y) (Pinus radiata)
Red Pine (R) (Pinus resinosa)
Pitch Pine (Y) (Pinus rigida)
Pond Pine (Y) (Pinus serotina)
Eastern White Pine (W) (Pinus strobus)
Scots Pine (R) (Pinus sylvestris)
Loblolly Pine (Y) (Pinus taeda)
Virginia Pine (Y) (Pinus virginiana)
Timborana (Piptadenia spp.)
Pistachio (Pistcia vera)
Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)
Macacauba (Platymiscium spp.)
White Poplar (Populus alba)
Balsam Poplar (Populus balsamifera)
Eastern Cottonwood (Populus deltoides)
Bigtooth Aspen (Populus grandidentata)
European Aspen (Populus tremula)
Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides)
Black Cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa)
Anigre (Pouteria spp.)
Honey Mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa)
Black Mesquite (Prosopis nigra)
Apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
Plum (Prunus domestica)
Black Cherry (Prunus serotina)
Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
Muninga (Pterocarpus angolensis)
Andaman Padauk (Pterocarpus dalbergioides)
Amboyna (Pterocarpus indicus)
Narra (Pterocarpus indicus)
African Padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii)
Amendoim (Pterogyne nitens)
Pear (Pyrus communis)
White Oak (Quercus alba)
Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor)
Scarlet Oak (Quercus coccinea)
Southern Red Oak (Quercus falcata)
Oregon White Oak (Quercus garryana)
California Black Oak (Quercus kelloggii)
Laurel Oak (Quercus laurifolia)
Overcup Oak (Quercus lyrata)
Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa)
Swamp Chestnut Oak (Quercus michauxii)
Water Oak (Quercus nigra)
Cherrybark Oak (Quercus pagoda)
Pin Oak (Quercus palustris)
Sessile Oak (Quercus petraea)
Willow Oak (Quercus phellos)
Chestnut Oak (Quercus prinus)
Bog Oak (Quercus robur)
Brown Oak (Quercus robur)
English Oak (Quercus robur)
Red Oak (Quercus rubra)
Shumard Oak (Quercus shumardii)
Post Oak (Quercus stellata)
Black Oak (Quercus velutina)
Live Oak (Quercus virginiana)
Buckthorn (Rhamnus spp.)
Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina)
Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)
Primavera (Roseodendron donnell-smithii)
Leopardwood (Roupala montana)
Black Willow (Salix nigra)
Monkeypod (Samanea saman)
Sassafras (Sassafras albidum)
Quebracho (Schinopsis spp.)
Pheasantwood (Senna siamea)
Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)
Light Red Meranti (Shorea contorta)
Dark Red Meranti (Shorea spp.)
Redheart (Simira spp.)
Tambootie (Spirostachys africana)
Wamara (Swartzia benthamiana)
Katalox (Swartzia cubensis)
Honduran Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla)
Cuban Mahogany (Swietenia mahogani)
Lilac (Syringa vulgaris)
Tamarind (Tamarindus indica)
Baldcypress (Taxodium distichum)
Yew (Taxus spp.)
Teak (Tectona grandis)
Idigbo (Terminalia ivorensis)
Limba (Terminalia superba)
Thuya (Tetraclinis articulata)
Northern White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis)
Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata)
Makore (Tieghemella heckelii)
Basswood (Tilia americana)
Australian Red Cedar (Toona ciliata)
Obeche (Triplochiton scleroxylon)
Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)
Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla)
Avodire (Turraeanthus africanus)
Winged Elm (Ulmus alata)
American Elm (Ulmus americana)
Cedar Elm (Ulmus crassifolia)
Wych Elm (Ulmus glabra)
English Elm (Ulmus procera)
Red Elm (Ulmus rubra)
Rock Elm (Ulmus thomasii)
Myrtle (Umbellularia californica)
Camelthorn (Vachellia erioloba)
Brownheart (Vouacapoua americana)
Tineo (Weinmannia trichosperma)
Tigre Caspi (Zygia cataractae)
Marblewood (Zygia racemosa)