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  1. Characteristics and availability of commercially important woods

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    Author(s): Michael C. Wiemann
    Date: 2010
    Source: Wood handbook : wood as an engineering material: chapter 2. Centennial ed. General technical report FPL ; GTR-190. Madison, WI : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, 2010: p. 2.1-2.45.
    Publication Series: General Technical Report (GTR)
    Station: Forest Products Laboratory
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    Description

    This chapter presents brief descriptions of many species; current and, in many cases, historic uses are cited to illustrate the utility of the wood.

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    Citation

    Wiemann, Michael C. 2010. Characteristics and availability of commercially important woods. Wood handbook : wood as an engineering material: chapter 2. Centennial ed. General technical report FPL ; GTR-190. Madison, WI : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, 2010: p. 2.1-2.45.

    Keywords

    Wood utilization, woodwork, wood products, hardwoods, softwoods, anatomy, mechanical properties, wood anatomy, identification, commercial products, forest products, utilization, geographical distribution, wood properties, forest trees, timber properties, physical properties, forest resources

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