Resources
NWFA - Education and Schools
The NWFA offers one of the most comprehensive selections of professional technical schools for wood flooring installers, including a business management program, and a business management seminar series. All NWFA schools are designed to help you improve your technical skills and increase your industry knowledge.
NWFA – Education and Schools »
U.S. Green Building Council
U.S.G.B.C. is a non-profit community of leaders working to make green buildings accessible to everyone within a generation. This website is full of resources to help you environmental concepts and certification within the construction industry.
U.S. Green Building Council »
World Woods in Color by William A. Lincoln
Contains information on over 275 commercial woods from worldwide sources.
World Woods in Color by William A. Lincoln »
A Guide to Useful Woods of the World by James H., Jr. Flynn
This all new 640-page edition of the Guide introduces 78 additional species and contains a number of invaluable features not included in the original edition, including: 1) each of the 279 species is described in a two-page data sheet containing information on the scientific name, family name, other names, distribution, the tree, the timber, seasoning, durability, workability, uses, and supplies; 2) specific gravity is included for all species and average tangential, radial, and volumetric shrinkage values are included where available; 3) each data sheet includes a line drawing of a key botanical feature, a photomicrograph of the end grain of the wood, and a color photograph of a sample of the wood; 4) this new edition also contains a common name index of over 2,000 names, a family name index, a scientific name index, and three very useful appendices including a discussion of biology and taxonomy for woodworkers, insights on the toxicity of various wood species and possible health effects related to the handling and use of these species, and a list of selected references of use to readers.
A Guide to Useful Woods of the World by James H., Jr. Flynn »
The Wood Explorer
The Wood Explorer CD and this web site tie together to give you the best information available anywhere in the world. With the CD, you load all the data into your hard drive for immediate and instantaneous access. Then, through our interactive web site, you get still more data entered directly into our database from our thousands of members…not to mention the additional features only available at the web site (forums, country data, award points, etc.).
The Wood Explorer »
Center for Wood Anatomy Research
Tech sheets organized by both genus (scientific name) or common name.
Center for Wood Anatomy Research »
Understanding Wood: A Craftsman's Guide to Wood Technology by R. Bruce Hoadley
In this essential reference for woodworkers, R. Bruce Hoadley explains everything from how trees grow to how best to cut, season, machine, join, bend, and finish wood. Why do miters open and glue joints loosen? How do you get a really sharp edge? Examples of problems and solutions help woodworkers puzzle through their own projects, while 325 full-color photos and helpful tables illustrate key points. Updated information on composite materials, adhesives, and finishes included.
Understanding Wood: A Craftsman’s Guide to Wood Technology by R. Bruce Hoadley »
The Nature of Wood and Wood Products
Information on the fundamental properties of softwood.
The Nature of Wood and Wood Products »
Forest Products and Wood Science: An Introduction by James L. Bowyer, Rubin Shmulsky, John G. Haygreen
Introduces readers to the anatomical and physical nature of wood and the relationship of these characteristics to its use as an industrial raw material. Covers an increased geographic scope and provides metric equivalents in response to the growing nature of the forest product industry.
Forest Products and Wood Science: An Introduction by James L. Bowyer, Rubin Shmulsky, John G. Haygreen »
Water in Wood by Christen Skaar
Topics in the series, covering virtually all aspects of wood science and technology, include the structure of wood and bark and their various components, the physical properties and biochemistry of wood, the manufacture and utilization of forest products, and all phases of technical pulping and bleaching processes. Some volumes can be used as textbooks, but most are monographs that treat a specific subject in depth. Each book in the series reflects the most recent information available; together, the series draws attention to one of the most remarkable and useful of all natural materials.
Springer Series in Wood Science »
Springer Series in Wood Science
Topics in the series, covering virtually all aspects of wood science and technology, include the structure of wood and bark and their various components, the physical properties and biochemistry of wood, the manufacture and utilization of forest products, and all phases of technical pulping and bleaching processes. Some volumes can be used as textbooks, but most are monographs that treat a specific subject in depth. Each book in the series reflects the most recent information available; together, the series draws attention to one of the most remarkable and useful of all natural materials.
Springer Series in Wood Science »
Identifying Wood: Accurate Results with Simple Tools by R. Bruce Hoadley
Wood Handbook: Wood as an Engineering Material by USDA Forest Products Laboratory
International Parquetry Historical Society
Installation techniques, step-by-step photo techniques, common problems, equilibrium moisture content (EMC) calculator, wood moisture dimensional change calculator, deflection calculator, etc.
International Parquetry Historical Society »
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