Roy ArnoldEmail Us
Home Up Terms & Conds Search View Basket Checkout Contact Us Login  
 

Antique and Old Books
New and Current Books and DVDs

 

Thomas Corkhill, A GLOSSARY OF WOOD. Thomas Corkhill, A GLOSSARY OF WOOD. Ref: 0097
Published by Stobart Davies.

10,000 terms are given explaining tree names, species, locations, uses of timber, terms in building, the making of stairs, windows and roofs, also in cabinet work; joints, veneering and finishing. The use of hand and machine tools on wood, mill work, seasoning, preservation, decay, and diseases of timber, and construction methods. A thorough treatment of the subject of wood

ISBN 085442010X

229 x 146 mm. viii + 654 pp. and more than 1000 line drawings. Hardback.

Click image to enlarge  


Price: £25.00

Herbert L. Edlin, WHAT WOOD IS THAT? Herbert L. Edlin, WHAT WOOD IS THAT? Ref: 0099
Published by Stobart Davies.

This book concentrates on 40 timbers and, uniquely, contains a wallet with 40 actual samples of wood. The woods are described in terms of 14 key elements: heartwood colour, growth rings, pores, longitudinal grain, rays, hardness, weight, smell, bark, leaf shape, country of origin, sapwood definition, and class of use. Seasoning and mechanical properties are analysed as well as working properties

ISBN 0854420282

216 x 137 mm. 160 pp. A 10 page wallet of wood samples and 79 b&w illus. Hardback. Jacketed.

Click image to enlarge  


Price: £18.95

R. Bruce Hoadley, IDENTIFYING WOOD. Accurate Results with Simple Tools. R. Bruce Hoadley, IDENTIFYING WOOD. Accurate Results with Simple Tools. Ref: 0093
Published by Taunton

With the naked eye or a microscope you will be able to identify 180 hardwoods following the straightforward techniques described in this book

ISBN 0942391047

280 x 216 mm. 246 pp. 393 colour photographs and 34 b&w illustrations. Hardback. Jacketed.

Click image to enlarge  


Price: £29.95

R. Bruce Hoadley, UNDERSTANDING WOOD. R. Bruce Hoadley, UNDERSTANDING WOOD. Ref: 9023
Published by Taunton.

The new edition of this reference work covers the nature of wood and its properties together with the basics of wood technology. It gives up-to-date information on composite materials, adhesives and finishes and has many additional colour illustrations. A serious look at the nature of wood.

270 x 215 mm. 288 pp. 331 colour photographs and 143 b&w drawings. hb. Jacketed.

Click image to enlarge.

 


Price: £29.00

W. B. Logan, OAK. The Frame of Civilization. W. B. Logan, OAK. The Frame of Civilization. Ref: 0098
Published by Norton.

The author combines science, philosophy and history in this study of the tree which has been so important as a food for animals (and humans), central to religious rites, heating, furniture, ink for helping to advance the written word, oak casks and oak ships. It also been a symbol of strength, generosity and renewal

ISBN 0393047733

210 x 140 mm. 320 pp. 30 illustrations.

Click image to enlarge  


Price: £16.95

William A. Lincoln, WORLD WOODS IN COLOUR. William A. Lincoln, WORLD WOODS IN COLOUR. Ref: 0153
Published by Stobart Davies.

Photographs of 275 of woods showing the timber's figure. Relevant information includes commercial and botanical names, distribution, seasoning, working properties, durability and a full range of uses. The woods are indexed by trade use, vernacular and family names. A full bibliography is included

ISBN 0854420282

245 x 170 mm. 320 pp. 275 colour plates. Hardback.

Click image to enlarge  


Price: £29.95

Terry Porter, WOOD, Identification & Use. 2nd. edition. Terry Porter, WOOD, Identification & Use. 2nd. edition. Ref: 9022
Published by GMC.

Over 200 woods, from acacia to zanthoxylum, are illustrated each with a page devoted to a superb colour photograph and information. Each wood is classified under its botanical name with its common name displayed. There is a very comprehensive index of common, scientific and local names names as well as a glossary. Each page has details under the following headings: Description; Properties; Seasoning; Durability; Typical uses and possible health risks. A further 200 woods are listed briefly with properties in a 9 page directory at the end of the book.

276 x 210 mm. 288 pp. 350 colour photographs. hb.

Click image to enlarge. 


Price: £24.95

Eric Sloane, A REVERENCE FOR WOOD. Eric Sloane, A REVERENCE FOR WOOD. Ref: 1000
Published by Dover.

An account of which wood was suited to which task when the US was heavily wooded. Some sixty trees are identified and illustrated with an account of their uses.

275 x 210 mm. 112 pp. with over 100 pen and ink sketches. pb. 


Price: £6.95