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Title The encyclopedia of wood : a tree-by-tree guide to the world's most versatile resource / general editor, Aidan Walker.

Imprint New York : Facts on File, c2005.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 2nd Floor Stacks  674 En195 2005    ---  Available
Description 192 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 30+ cm.
Note Includes index.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents From tree to wood -- Anatomy of the tree -- How a tree grows -- Cell structure -- Grain and figure -- World forests -- Environmental issues -- Conservation and management -- Logging and extraction -- Conversion and grading -- Seasoning and preservatives -- Veneers and manufactured boards -- The directory of wood -- Contents -- Woods.
Subject Wood -- Encyclopedias.
Added Author Walker, Aidan.
ISBN 0816061815

 
    
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