Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- PREFACE
- Contents
- PART I OF WOOD IN GENERAL
- CHAPTER I THE ORIGIN, STRUCTURE, AND DEVELOPMENT OF WOOD, AND ITS USE TO THE TREE
- CHAPTER II THE RECOGNITION AND CLASSIFICATION OF WOODS
- CHAPTER III DEFECTS OF WOOD
- CHAPTER IV SELECTION, SEASONING, STORAGE AND DURABILITY OF WOODS
- CHAPTER V THE USES OF WOODS
- CHAPTER VI OUR SUPPLIES OF WOOD
- CHAPTER VII TESTING WOOD
- PART II WOODS OF COMMERCE
- APPENDIX I EXPLANATION OF SOME TERMS USED WITH REFERENCE TO CONVERTED TIMBER, ETC
- APPENDIX II THE MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION OF WOODS
- APPENDIX III SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
- APPENDIX IV PLATES OF SECTIONS OF COMMON BRITISH-GROWN TIMBERS
- INDEX
CHAPTER V - THE USES OF WOODS
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 November 2014
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- PREFACE
- Contents
- PART I OF WOOD IN GENERAL
- CHAPTER I THE ORIGIN, STRUCTURE, AND DEVELOPMENT OF WOOD, AND ITS USE TO THE TREE
- CHAPTER II THE RECOGNITION AND CLASSIFICATION OF WOODS
- CHAPTER III DEFECTS OF WOOD
- CHAPTER IV SELECTION, SEASONING, STORAGE AND DURABILITY OF WOODS
- CHAPTER V THE USES OF WOODS
- CHAPTER VI OUR SUPPLIES OF WOOD
- CHAPTER VII TESTING WOOD
- PART II WOODS OF COMMERCE
- APPENDIX I EXPLANATION OF SOME TERMS USED WITH REFERENCE TO CONVERTED TIMBER, ETC
- APPENDIX II THE MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION OF WOODS
- APPENDIX III SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
- APPENDIX IV PLATES OF SECTIONS OF COMMON BRITISH-GROWN TIMBERS
- INDEX
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- WoodA Manual of the Natural History and Industrial Applications of the Timbers of Commerce, pp. 89 - 108Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014