The Real Wood Bible: The Complete Illustrated Guide to Choosing and Using 100 Decorative Woods

Author: Gibbs, NickBrand: Firefly BooksEdition: Revised Edition: Each wood rated for sustainability statusBinding: PaperbackNumber Of Pages: 256Release Date: 12-01-2012Part Number: 9781770850132Details: A practical and inspiring A-Z guide to the world's most popular woods Many of the world's most beautiful and useful woods are in serious decline due to over-harvesting and environmental degradation This updated edition of The Real Wood Bible gives the current sustainability status of these rare and important woods Wood is a favored building material because of availability, ease to cut and join, decorative properties, functionality, flexibility, and a favorable strength-to-weight ratio The Real Wood Bible is a comprehensive handbook for anyone who works with wood or is planning to Woodworkers, crafters, carpenters, and interior designers will find extensive information about the woods they regularly use as well as discover some new ones This colorful, easy-to-use book features: How tree