Lumber & Wood
Questions about
lumber, woods and forests are answered among the 19 links below.
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| B
& B Rare Woods Dave Bilger's company specializes in rare veneers
that can really make that special project stand out. Plus, Dave has a
fascinating picture tour of a veneer factory where you can see the
process from a log's perspective, from start to end. |
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Center for Wood Anatomy Research Look to this resource to help
identify unknown woods. Send them a sample and they'll send back an
answer. |
| Exotic
Wood Group Online retailers of snakewood, amboyna burl, thuya wood,
maple burl, marblewood, and an assortment of other highly figured exotic
woods. |
| Forest World
Learn all about forest certification. |
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Forestry Forum
This forum is dedicated to everything related to harvesting wood. |
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The
Hardwood Council Great resource for most anything involving hardwoods; from
tips about hardwood products to species identification. Request the free CD that
shows samples of various hardwoods with various finishes.
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| Hardwood Information
Center Similar to the link above, this site provides a wealth of information
for everything hardwood. |
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Harvesting Urban Timber If you have trees in your neighbor's
backyard that are coming down and you want to make use of all of that
free wood, here's a good place to start to learn how to find a portable
mill and get started. |
| Hearne
Hardwoods Rick Hearne's selection of hardwoods is really impressive
and he ships all across the country. |
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Hobby Woods
Can't find the right wood at your local lumberyard? You might want to
try here. |
| Interior
Products Supplies a unique bendable substrate for doing any project
that involves a curved radius. |
| The International
Wood Collectors Society There really are a bunch of folk that collect and
trade samples of all kinds of domestic and exotic woods. This is one
place you'll find them. |
| Measuring
Standing Trees with a Scale Stick and a whole lot of other information
regarding woodlands, wetlands and everything in between. |
| Robert's
Plywood Company Here you can find any kind of plywood, from exotic
to specialty. |
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Timeless Timber
Old-growth lumber harvested from the deep depth's of America's lakes and
waterways. Expensive but where else are you going to go? |
| U.S. Forest Products
Laboratory A lot of valuable info provide by everyone's favorite uncle!
Heck, your tax dollars are footing the bill, so take full advantage. |
| Wood
Properties Index Have a question about that exotic wood your friend just
dropped at your door? Look no further than this site. |
| Wood
Sampler Need to know what that exotic figured wood would look like if you
could afford it? Check this site out for a comprehensive, visual tour of
a variety of woods, both exotic and domestic. |
| WoodFinder
Mega database where you can search for sources of lumber and related materials
and services. |
