Newbie help

Werken | Posted in Wood and Materials on December 11, 2009 09:36am

Hi,
Looking for a wood education. I am a metal fabricator working in the fine furniture end of things. Have started to design some of my own stuff and am looking for a comprehensive guide to wood types. I work with several cabinet / furniture shops so I don’t really need a “How to guide” so much as pictures of wood types. I found certainlywood.com helpful but less than extensive. What I am really looking for is a photo encyclopedia of woods, online or in print.

Thanks.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/werkendesign/

Replies

miserybob | Dec 11, 2009 10:26pm | #1
Beautiful metalwork - is that a sofa table or a bench? Hard to tell the scale from the pic.

There are lots of resources out there. Online, Hearne has a nice clickable page: http://www.hearnehardwoods.com/hardwoods/exotic_hardwoods/wood_pictures.html

Incomplete, to be sure, but I don't think anybody has all species in one place.

I have this book: http://www.amazon.com/Real-Wood-Bible-Illustrated-Decorative/dp/1554070333/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260558965&sr=8-10

Excellent color pictures and info. Also incomplete.
wiskytango | Dec 12, 2009 07:23am | #2
Quite a bit of woods here
http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/
roc | Dec 12, 2009 07:51am | #3
Stainless steel is it ?

As I posted the other day I like this book but has a lot of how to.

http://www.amazon.com/Nick-Englers-Woodworking-Wisdom-Cabinetry/dp/0875966519/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0

some of the wood sites are missing some glaringly popular woods. Like was said none complete. Couldn't be, to state the obvious, because there is an overwhelming variety of wood out there but some of the omissions are everyday woods.

Years ago I looked for a while for what you ask for and gave up in frustration. I didn't find anything I thought was adequate enough and to buy a few was too expensive.

roc

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln ( 54° shaves )

Edited 12/11/2009 11:52 pm by roc
Frank Vucolo | Dec 13, 2009 07:48am | #4
Woodcraft sells a kit with 50 actual wood samples. http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/2003323/3973/Wood-Identification-Kit.aspx

Frank
joinerswork | Dec 13, 2009 06:01pm | #5
Werken,

Herbert L. Edlin's What Wood is That? Viking Penguin Books has 40 veneer samples.

William A Loncoln's World Woods in Color, Linden Publishing Co. has color Photos of almost 300 commercially used woods.

Ray
boilerbay | Dec 15, 2009 05:00am | #6
Misery gave you a pretty good lead. Love your product!

BB