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A splintered history of wood A splintered history of wood Spike Carlsen In a world without wood, we might not be here at all. Without wood, we wouldn't have had the fire, heat, and shelter that allowed us to expand into the colder regions of the planet. If civilization s… OL11735979W
Wood Wood Neil Morris "Discusses wood as a material, including historical uses, current uses, collection, and recycling"--Provided by publisher. OL15028363W
Fundamentals of tree-ring research Fundamentals of tree-ring research James H. Speer xvi, 333 p. : 27 cm OL15409181W
Wood Science for Conservation of Cultural Heritage - Florence 2007 Wood Science for Conservation of Cultural Heritage - Florence 2007 Luca Uzielli COST Action IE0601 "Wood Science for Conservation of Cultural Heritage" (www.woodculther.org) aims to improve the conservation (including study, preventive conservation and restoration) of European W… OL16984149W
Focus on Timber (Focus on Resources) Focus on Timber (Focus on Resources) Andrew Langley,Langley Discusses the importance of wood as a natural resource and describes the different types of timber, where they occur in the world, and the industries that depend on them. Also examines the problem of… OL1888467W
Structural use of wood in adverse environments Structural use of wood in adverse environments Robert W. Meyer,Robert M. Kellogg xi, 510 pages : 26 cm OL18983732W
Serpula lacrymans Serpula lacrymans A. F. Bravery,D. H. Jennings x, 217 p. : 26 cm OL19205475W
Wood-Water Relations Wood-Water Relations Christen Skaar This volume regards all aspects and effects water or moisture can have on the physical and chemical properties of wood. Various techniques used in the measurement of wood moisture content are describ… OL19911576W
Review and assessment Review and assessment Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.) "This paper is to be directed primarily at the technologies for using wood residues in developing countries. The subject cannot be well addressed without first looking at the type of residues and the… OL20652192W
From tree to tree house From tree to tree house Lumber and Building Material Dealers Foundation Emily and Chip take a ride on a magic flume to learn where lumber comes from and about many of its uses. They discover the importance of using trees responsibly. After they build a tree house with th… OL24266237W
Le bois Le bois Kathryn Whyman Que fait-on d'un arbre abattu? De la matière brute au produit fini, ce livre décrit les étapes de fabrication et donne un aperçu des multiples utilisations de cette ressource première. Une mini-bande… OL24838465W
Wood Wood Chambers, Catherine Describes different kinds of wood and some of the many things wood is used for, including furniture, musical instruments, toys, and fuel. OL479416W
Micmac Quillwork Micmac Quillwork Ruth Holmes Whitehead "The Micmac Indian women of Eastern Canada and New England have long been noted for their exquisite work in porcupine quills, particularly their mosaics of quills on birchbark. 'Micmac Quillwork', th… OL5513250W
Das Holz Das Holz Josef Grossmann The title says: Wood - its machining and use OL7759029W