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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