nickao
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I collect wood and use the standard sample collection size of 3" x 6" x 1/2" and have over 1000 different in my collection. It's a neat hobby because you can do it your entire life and never come close to getting all the species. You can use scrap from your projects and it is a great excuse to go to different places on vacation.
I have studied woods for 4 years and use a loop and microscope to identify the exact Genus, etc. You would be surprised to look through a loop at a freshly cut end grain. It is like a fingerprint and you just match it to existing pictures of the end grain. I have about 20 books with more than 26,000 pictures of the close up end grains.
Anyone interested in a club for collecting, sharing and trading woods let me know. I am in a couple clubs, but do not participate much anymore. I would like to get back into it.
Website with almost any wood you can think if the best site I know of:
Wood species with pictures about 26,000 pictures - Scroll down and click on the wood you want to know about.
The best books are:
Identifying Wood by R Bruce Hoadley
Understanding wood by R Bruce Hoadley
A guide to useful wood of the worlds by the international Wood Collectors Society, edited by James H Flynn and DR Charles D Holder
More useful wood of the worlds by the international Wood Collectors Society, edited by James H Flynn
And to start a collection and understand how to identify:
The wood Collection Volume 1 by James and John Lorette - Start Collecting Wood then click on wood book on the top.
For actually identifying woods:
For a sample identification kit that contains little pieces of wood and everything you need to identify woods, razor blades, wood, loop, etc, plus a secret list so you can test yourself, can be found here:
Actual kits to identify and test yourself
The simplest way to to start is by purchasing a bunch of pre cut to collection size pieces, go here if you are interested:
Wood Collection Starter kits
I have a better starter source too, I will post the link soon:
The Club I am in: IWCS
Nickao
I have studied woods for 4 years and use a loop and microscope to identify the exact Genus, etc. You would be surprised to look through a loop at a freshly cut end grain. It is like a fingerprint and you just match it to existing pictures of the end grain. I have about 20 books with more than 26,000 pictures of the close up end grains.
Anyone interested in a club for collecting, sharing and trading woods let me know. I am in a couple clubs, but do not participate much anymore. I would like to get back into it.
Website with almost any wood you can think if the best site I know of:
Wood species with pictures about 26,000 pictures - Scroll down and click on the wood you want to know about.
The best books are:
Identifying Wood by R Bruce Hoadley
Understanding wood by R Bruce Hoadley
A guide to useful wood of the worlds by the international Wood Collectors Society, edited by James H Flynn and DR Charles D Holder
More useful wood of the worlds by the international Wood Collectors Society, edited by James H Flynn
And to start a collection and understand how to identify:
The wood Collection Volume 1 by James and John Lorette - Start Collecting Wood then click on wood book on the top.
For actually identifying woods:
For a sample identification kit that contains little pieces of wood and everything you need to identify woods, razor blades, wood, loop, etc, plus a secret list so you can test yourself, can be found here:
Actual kits to identify and test yourself
The simplest way to to start is by purchasing a bunch of pre cut to collection size pieces, go here if you are interested:
Wood Collection Starter kits
I have a better starter source too, I will post the link soon:
The Club I am in: IWCS
Nickao
