DBurns Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 I listed this web-page because these two books are a staple for woodworkers. "Identifying Wood" & "Understanding Wood" Set Bruce Hoadley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNewbie Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 Just a friendly bump, and a question or two. How many people have these books, and how many have read them ?? I have "Understanding Wood" but not the I.D. book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Carlson Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 Just a friendly bump, and a question or two.How many people have these books, and how many have read them ?? I have "Understanding Wood" but not the I.D. book. I've got the Wood I.D. book and it is well written and clear. Unfortunately the identification is based on cell structure pattern of the end grain and as I was mostly interested in identification of woods used for purfling, which is oriented along the grain, it is limited. If I have a piece of purfling that has broken away or come loose so that I can see the end grain it's fine but obviously I can't go digging pieces of purfling out of instruments to look at the end grain. Two places where they are visible on an instrument that is apart is at the lower saddle and at the neck set. On the other hand, maple, picea abies, abies alba, pinus cembra, larix decidua and others used for the tables or backs of instruments, the end grain is visible and the book can be an aid to their identification in case of doubt. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMM22 Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 Just a friendly bump, and a question or two.How many people have these books, and how many have read them ?? I have "Understanding Wood" but not the I.D. book. I own one of them (the I.D. book I believe. Can't seem to find it right now, too many books ) and have read both, the other from the library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Marples Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 I have "Understanding Wood" and read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anders Buen Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 Thanks for the link. I just ordered the set for reference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Liu Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 I have the Understanding Wood book and have used it constantly as a reference. I would highly recommend it to any wookworker, violin and bow maker, and people who are intereted in wood properties and work method. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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