With just the naked eye and a hand lens or elementary microscopy, you will be able to identify over 180 domestic and tropical hardwoods and softwoods by following the straightforward techniques in this book.

Bruce Hoadley, a professor of wood science and technology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, provides:

• an overview of the wood identification process
• a look at the basic anatomy of woody plants
• hundreds of easy-to-use charts and crystal-clear photographs and microphotographs
• sources of information and materials, and a glossary of all technical terms used in the book