General Wood Information

Are Rosewoods (and Bubinga) really banned by CITES?

Common US Hardwoods

Ebony: Dark Outlook for Dark Woods?

Restricted and Endangered Wood Species

State Trees of the United States

The Ten Best Woods You’ve Never Heard Of

Top Ten Most Overrated Woods

What is Wood?

 

Identifying Wood

The Truth Behind Wood Identification

Wood Identification Guide

Hardwood Anatomy

Softwood Anatomy

Fluorescence: A Secret Weapon in Wood Identification

 

Mechanical Properties

Bow Woods (from a mathematical perspective)

Top Ten Hardest Woods

Top Ten Heaviest Woods

Top Ten Softest Woods

Separating Specific Woods

Ash Wood: Black, White, and Everything in Between

Distinguishing Red Oak from White Oak

Differences Between Hard Maple and Soft Maple

Distinguishing Brazilian Rosewood from East Indian and Other Rosewoods

Elm Wood: Hard and Soft

How to Tell Genuine Lignum Vitae from Argentine Lignum Vitae

Mahogany Mixups: the Lowdown

Pine Wood: An Overall Guide

Poplar, Cottonwood, and Aspen: What’s What?

Separating Spruce and Other Lookalikes

Sorting Out Satinwoods

True Hickory and Pecan Hickory

 

Safety and Health

Wood Allergies and Toxicity

Wood Dust Safety

 

Reference/For the Shop

Fraction and Metric Conversion Chart

Wood Images for Desktop Backgrounds

 

Working with Wood

Drying Wood at Home

Finishing Exotic and Tropical Hardwoods

Gluing Oily Tropical Hardwoods

How to Turn a Bandsaw Bowl from a Board

Preventing Color Changes in Exotic Woods

Wood Finishes: What Works When