This is a great book for wood workers, wood turners, and designers to learn about woods. It covers 73 woods used in architectural woodworking and furnishings.

This book is in NEW condition, Wood Collection vol. I published by rarematerial.com, which retails in stores for $29.95. You learn about the working properties of the woods, where they are from, their indigenous uses, as well as modern uses. It also contains leaf and fruit drawings with photo micrographs of end grain views that you can use to identify the woods using a hand lens. To view companion wood poster to this book and other wood books please see my other auctions.  This book extensively covers many woods. 

The complete list of woods can be found below: Afzalia, Anegre, Angelim Pedra, White Ash, Avodire, Baldcypress, Basswood, American Beech, European Beech, Yellow Birch, Bocote, Bubinga, Butternut, Camphorwood, Eastern Red Cedar, Chakte Kok, Chechem, Cherry, American Chestnut, English Chestnut, Cocobolo, African Ebony, Madagascar Ebony, Ekki, European Elm, Goncalo Alves, Grenadillo, Guanacaste, Sweet Gum, Hickory, Imbuia, Ipe, Iroko, Jatoba, Lacewood South American, Lignum Vitae, Black Locost, African Mahogany, Honduras Mahogany, Birdseye Maple, Curly Maple, Hard Maple, Soft Maple, Yellow Narra, English Oak, English Brown Oak, Red Oak, American White Oak, Obeche, African Padauk, Panga Panga, Pau Amarillo, Swiss Pear, Eastern White Pine, Southern Yellow Pine, Tulip Poplar, Prima Vera, Purpleheart, Amazon Rosewood, Brazilian Rosewood, Honduras Rosewood, Madagascar Rosewood, Sapele, Satine, Ceylon Satinwood, Thuja Burl, Tulipwood, Walnut, Wenge, English Yew, Zebrawood, Ziricote.