FOREST RESEARCH
LIBRARY
LABORATORY
SOME BOOKS ABOUT WOOD
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AUSTIN, C . P. Woodworking guide : simplified woodworking procedure with 54 prac tical projects . 19?
1941 .
500 .
p., illus .
North Chicago, Bunting Publications, Inc . ,
BENSON, H . K. Chemical, utilization of wood . Natl . Corn. Wood Util . Rept . 22 ,
151 p ., illus . Washington, D . C ., 1932 . Out of print .
BONNELL, C . M., Jr . Manual on packaging and shipping .
566 p ., New York ,
Bonnell Pub ., Inc ., l941 . $5 .
BOULTON, E . H. B . Dictionary of wood . 206 p ., illus . New York, Thomas Nelso n
& Sons, 1938 . $1.59.
BOULTON, E . H. B. and JAY, B .
A . British timbers : their properties, uses, and .
identification with notes on the growth and cultivation of the trees . 2d ed .
120 p ., illus . London, Adam & Charles Black, Ltd., 1946 . $4.
BOULTON, E . H. B . and J!AY, B . A . Building timbers, dealing with softwoods an d hardwoods, with notes on selection, marketing, seasoning, preservation, an d use . 120 p ., illus . London, G. Newnes, 1945 .
BROWN, A . G., and TUSTISON, F . E . Instructional units in hand woodwork . 240 p., illus . Milwaukee, Bruce Pub . Co., 1946 . $1 .80 .
BROWN, H . P ., PANSHIN, A, J ., and FORSAITH, C . C . Textbook of wood technology .
v.1.
Structure, identification, defects, and uses of the commercial woods o f the United States ; formerly pub . under the title, Commercial timbers of th e
United States . 652 p ., illus . New York, McGraw-Hill Book Co ., 1949 . (Amer.
Forestry Ser .) $6 .
BROWN, N . C. Lumber : manufacture, conditioning, grading, distribution, and use .
344 p .
New York, Wiley, 1947 .
BROWN, N . C. Timber products and industries : the harvesting, conversion, an d marketing of materials other than lumber, including the•principal derivative s and extractives . 316 p ., illus . New York, John Wiley & Sons, 1937 .
$4 .
BRYANT, R . C . Lumber : its manufacture and distribution . 2d ed ., rev., 535 p. , illus . New York, John Wiley & Sons, 1938 .
$5 .
COLLINGWOOD, G . H. and BRUSH, W . D. Knowing your trees . 2d ed ., 312 p. , illus . Washington, Amer . Forestry Assn ., 1947 .
$5 .
*Laboratory publications are not included in this list .
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COX, H . A. ed. A handbook of Empire timbers . Rev. ed., 142 p. London, Hi s
Majesty's Stationery Office, 1945 . (Dept . Sci . & Indus. Res . Forest Products
Res .) $1 .05 .
COYNE, F . E . American veneer packages . 127 p ., illus . Chicago, Lumber Buyer s
Pub . Co ., 1941 . $1.50 .
COYNE, F . E . The development of the cooperage industry in the United States ,
1620-1940 . 112 p ., illus . Chicago, Lumber Buyers Pub . Co ., 1940 . $2 .
DESCH . H. E . Timber : its structure and properties . 2d ed . New York, Macmillan
Co ., 1947 . $5 .
DOUGLASS, J . H. and ROBERTS,
Co ., 1936 . 80¢ .
R .
H. Instruction and information units for han d woodworking . Rev. ed ., 128 p., illus . Wichita, Kans ., McCormick Lather s
DuBOIS, J . H. Plastics . Rev. ed ., 435 p., illus . Chicago, Amer, Tech .Soc . ,
1943 . $3 .75 .
ELLIS, CARLETON . The chemistry of synthetic resins . 2 v. in 1, 1626 p ., illus . ,
New York, Reinhold Pub . Corp., 1940 . $22 .50 .
FISHER, OSCAR. Plywood handbook of residential construction . 39 p ., illus .
United States Plywood Corp ., 616 W. 46th St ., New York City,- 1940 . Free .
FORSAITH, C . C. The technology of New York State timbers . N . Y. State Col .
Forestry Tech . Pub . 18, 374 p ., illus . Syracuse, 1926 .
$l .
GARRATT, G . A . The mechanical properties of wood, including a discussion o f the factors affecting the mechanical properties, working stresses for struc tural timber, and methods of timber testing . 276 p .,
John Wiley & Sons, 1931 . 43 .50 .
New York,- _-
HANSEN, H . J . Modern timber design . 2d ed., 312 p., illus .
New York, John
Wiley & Sons, 1948 $4 .50 .
HANSEN, H . J . ed. Timber engineers' handbook . 882 p ., illus . New York, John
Wiley & Sons, 1948 . $10 .
HAYWARD, P . A . Wood, lumber, and timbers . 521 p .,
chase, and use of commodities, v . 1 .) Out of print ,
New York, Chandler
Cyclopedia, 1930 . (Chandler cyclopedia for the scientific selection, pur-
HENDERSON, H . L . Air seasoning and kiln drying of wood . 3d ed ., 332 p., illus .
Albany, Pub . by the author, 1946 . $4 .75 .
HJORTH, HERMAN . Machine woodworking. 371 p ., illus . Milwaukee, Bruce Pub . Co . ,
1937 . $3 .25 .
HJORTH, HERMAN . Operation of common woodworking machines . 163 p ., illus . ,
Milwaukee, Bruce Pub . Co ., 1942 . $2 .50.
HJORTH, HERMAN . Principles of woodworking, Rev . andenl . ed.,
Milwaukee, Bruce Pub . Co ., 1946 . $3 .50; school ed . $2 .88 .
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HOLTMAN,• D . F. ed. Wood construction : principles, practice details -- a projec t of the Natl. Corn. on Wood Utilization . 71l p., illus ., New York, McGraw-
Hill Book Co ., 1929 . $8 .
HOUGH, R . B.
Handbook of trees .- 470 p., illus . Lowville•, N . Y., Romeyn B.
Hough'Co ., 1936. $6 .
HOWARD,'-A : L. Manual of the timbers of the -world ; .
their characteristics and
-uses . 3d ed ., 751 p ., illus . New York., Macmillan Co., 1948 .
$7 .50 .
HOWARD, A. L . Studies of the identification of timbers ; with a note on the seasoning of .wood. 110 p., illus . New. York, Macmillan Co ., 1942 . $9 .30 .
. . .Supplement. 1944 . $1 .50 ,
HUNT, G. M . and GARRATT, G . A . Wood preservation . 457. p ., illus . New York;
McGraw-Hill Book Co ., 1938 .
$5 .
IVEY, G. F. The physical properties of lumber . 263 p., illus . Hickory, N. C. ,
Southern Pub. Co .,-1931i.. $1 .50.
JEFFREY, E . C . The anatomy of woody plants . 478 p.,-illus . Chieago,
University- of Chicago Press, 1917 . $3 .
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JOHNSON, A .
P . :and SIRONEN, M. K., comp. Manual of the furniture arts and crafts .- .8-99 p .,
Grand Rapids, Mich ., A . P. Johnson Co .,• 1938.- (Contains 6 chapters on wood by Arthur Koehler . )
KELLOGG, R . S .
Lumber and its uses . , 4th ed+ ,. 378 p ., illus . -New York ;
Scientific Book Corp ., 1931 .
$4 .
KNIGHT, E . V. and WULPI, M . Veneers and plywood, their craftsmanship an d artistry, modern production methods, and present-day utility . 372 p . , illus . New York, Ronald Press Co ., 1927 . Out of print.
KOEHLER, ARTHUR and THETFN, ROLF .' The kiln drying of lumber . 293 p., illus .
New York, McGraw-Hill Book Co ., 1926 . $3 .
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. . .Same, Translated into German by Paul Warlimont . Berlin, VDI-Verlag, 1929 .
KOEHLER, ARTHUR .
The properties and uses pf wood . 354 p., illus .- New York,
McGraw-Hill Book Co ., 1924 . $3 .50 .
MEYER, -HANS .
Buch der holznamen ; book of wood names ; los nombres de la maderas .
4 parts . Hanover, Germany, M . & H. Schaper; 1933-36 . $12.50 .
Preface in German, English, French, and Spanish.
NATIONAL LUMBER MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION, Wood structural design data, v .1 ,
2d ed ., 296 p ., illus . Washington, D . C., 1939 . $1.
NEWELL, A . C . Coloring, finishing, and painting wood . 2d ed ., 480 p ., illus .
Peoria, Ill ., Manual, Arts Press, 1940 .
$5.5
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NEWELL, A . C . Wood and lumber . 211 p., illus . Peoria, Il1 ., .Manual Art s
Press, 1927 . $2 .50 .
NORRIS, C ; B . Technique of plywood . 249 p., illus .
Seattle, Wash. ,
I.- F. Laucks, 14c„ 1942 . $2 .50.
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NOYES, WILLIAM . Wood and forest . Rev. ed., 294 P ., illu"s .
Peoria, Ill .
Manual Arts Press, 1928 . $4.25 . Describes trees, forestry, and wood in a general way .
PATTOU, A . B . and VAUGHN, C . L . Furniture : finishing, decoration, and patching.
2d ed ., 551 p., illus. Chicago, F. J.Drake, 1944 . $4.
PEARSON, R . S . and BROWN, H . P. Commercial timbers of India, their distribution , supplies, anatomical structure, physical and mechanical properties, and uses .
2 v. Calcutta, Govt . of India, Cent . Pub . Branch, 1932 .
$25 .
PERRY, T. D . Modern plywood . 2d ed ., 458 p., illus . New York, Pitman Pub .
Corp., 1948 . $6 .
PERRY, T. D . Modern wood adhesives . 208 p ., illus . New York, Pitman Pub .
corp., 1944. $3
RECORD, S. J . Identification of the timbers of temperate North America, including anatomy and certain physical properties of wood . 196 p ., illus.
New
York, John Wiley & Sons, 1934 . $3 .
RECORD, S . J . and HESS, R . W . Timbers of the new world, 640 p,, illus .
New
Haven, Conn ., 1943 . $10 .
RENNICKE, N . G. The manufacture of paper board, 47 p , , illus . Chicago ,
Board Prod . Pub . Co ., 1939, reprinted 1944 . $1,50, .
REYES, L . J . Philippine woods . P. I . Bur . Forestry Tech . Bul . 7, 536 p . , illus . Manila, 1938 . 41 .50 .
SARGENT, C . S . A manual of the trees of North America, exclusive of Mexico .
2d ed .,910 p ., illus . Boston, Houghton Mifflin Co ., 1922 . Contains muc h valuable information about trees and where they grow, but little abou t wood . $12 .50 .
SCHORGER, A . W. The chemistry of cellulose and wood . 596 p ., illus . New
York, McGraw-Hill Book Co ., 1926. $6 .
SHERWOOD, M. H. From forest to furniture : the romance of wood . 284 p ., illus .
New York, W . W . Norton & Co ., 1936. $3 .50 .
TANGEPMAN, E . J . Whittling and woodcarving . 293 p ., illus . New York ,
McGraw-Hill Book Co ., 1936 . $3 .75 .
TIEMANN, H . D . Lessons in kiln 'drying . 110 p ., illus . Nashville, Tenn . ,
Southern Lumberman, 1938 .
Out'of print . Rev. serially in Southern
Lumberman, 1949-50 .
TIEMANN, H . D. Wood technology : constitution, properties, and uses . 2d ed. ,
328 p ., illus. New York, Pitman Pub . Corp., 1944 .
$4 .
TRAYER, G . W . Wood in aircraft construction : supply, suitability, handling, . ' fabrication, designs 276 p ., illus . Washington, D . C ., Natl . Lbr . Mfrs .
Assn., 1930 . $2 .50 .
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U. S. FEDERAL BOARD FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION . Light frame house construction , in cooperation with the National Corn . on Wood Utilization, U . S. Dept. of
Commerce . Bul . No . 145, rev . ed., 216 p., illus . Washington, D . C ., Govt .
Printing Office, 1931 . 40¢.
WAT,F,S, H. B. and LATHROP, H . O . Conservation of natural resources ; a textbook for junior and senior high schools . Rev. ed .,
Laurel Book Co ., 1947 . $2 .
554 p., illus . Chicago ,
WANGAARD, F . F. The mechanical properties of wood . 377 p ., illus . New York ,
John Wiley & Sons, 1950 . $6 .
WARING, R . G. Wood finishing and painting made easy . 220 p ., illus . Milwaukee ,
Bruce Pub . Co., 1940 .
$2 .75.
WERNER, A . W.
Manufacture of fiber shipping containers . 3d ed ., rev ., 81 p . , illus . Chicago, Board Prod . Pub . Co., 1946. $2 .
WISE, L. E ., ed, Wood chemistry . 900 p„ illus . New York, Reinhold Pub . Corp . ,
1944. $11 .50.
WOOD, A . Di' and Linn, T . G. Plywoodc, their development, manufacture, an d application . Rev. ed .,
1950 . 4oS.
547
illus, Edinburgh, W . & A . Johnston, Ltd . ,
ZON, RAPHAEL, and SPARHOK, W . N . Forest resources of the world : prepared unde r authority of the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States and in cooperation with the National Research Council . 2 v ., New York, McGraw-
Hill Book Co ., 1923 .
$12 .
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