Characteristics and availability of commercially important woods

Michael C. Wiemann

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Characteristics and availability of commercially important woods

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Michael C. Wiemann

Year:

2010

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Forest Products Laboratory

Source:

Wood handbook : wood as an engineering material: chapter 2. Centennial ed. General technical report FPL ; GTR-190. Madison, WI : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, 2010: p. 2.1-2.45.

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Abstract

This chapter presents brief descriptions of many species; current and, in many cases, historic uses are cited to illustrate the utility of the wood.

Keywords

Wood utilization, woodwork, wood products, hardwoods, softwoods, anatomy, mechanical properties, wood anatomy, identification, commercial products, forest products, utilization, geographical distribution, wood properties, forest trees, timber properties, physical properties, forest resources

Citation

Wiemann, Michael C. 2010. Characteristics and availability of commercially important woods. Wood handbook : wood as an engineering material: chapter 2. Centennial ed. General technical report FPL ; GTR-190. Madison, WI : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, 2010: p. 2.1-2.45.