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Identifying wood
Feb 18^th, 2012 at 9:44am

To ID wood properly, you need to examine a few things.

They are:
1) The heartwood
2) The bark
3) The leaf
4) The fruit or flower
5) Some will also say a close up of the face grain and the end grain.
6) And Finally, where it grows.

On some occasions, a person might be able to get away with identifying a common wood with the first two or three of these items.

Here are two good books on identifying wood

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Robert Harper WR Addict Offline WR doesn't rock, it RULES! Posts: 3,023 Salt Lake City, UT Utah USA Gender:	Re: Identifying wood Reply #1 - Nov 8^th, 2012 at 3:41pm I have the Audubon book. It is a great book with keys based on leaves that greatly shortens the search.
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Re: Identifying wood
Reply #2 - Nov 27^th, 2012 at 11:29am

Just thought I would share this info. Another great book is the Handbook of The Trees of the Northern States and Canada by Romeyn Beck Hough. My father-in-law was president of Forestry Products for Kerr-McGee and I have his volume. It has photographic illustrations of leaves, fruits, bark, wood grain and a map of the region in which the tree can be found. IT also provides a lot more detail about each tree than I care to know.

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Re: Identifying wood
Reply #3 - Nov 30^th, 2012 at 9:42am

In Kansas the University of Kansas publishes a book titled "Trees, Shrubs and Woody Vines in Kansas". It has pix & descriptions of leaves, fruit, buds, bark. There's also a range map of what counties the tree is found in. The one downside to the book is that the photos are in black & white. I think other universities publish something similar.

I might have to put the Audubon book on my wish list.

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Bob Price WR Noob Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 1	Re: Identifying wood Reply #4 - Feb 16^th, 2024 at 11:47am What would you recommend for identifying wood that is already processed and all you have is a board or a pile of miscellaneous boards?
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Ed Weber WR Administrator WR Patron Offline Posts: 8,985 Wilton California USA Gender:	Re: Identifying wood Reply #5 - Feb 17^th, 2024 at 5:49pm I would recommend looking at these sites as a starting place. 1. Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to or 2.Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to or
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