Book of woods
November 18, 2006 12:41 PM Subscribe
I saw a book once on the various types of woods, and included in the book (bound in) were thin samples of each wood so you got to see the wood itself rather than a photo. But I can't recall the name of the book and numerous searches have turned up nothing. FWIW, I saw the book in a bookstore in Berkeley that specializes in architectural/building books. Any ideas of the title and/or source for the book? Thanks.
I saw it at the bookstore at MoMA a few years ago, too. This isn't it, but depending on your purposes, it may fill the bill: What Wood is That
posted by eve harrington at 12:54 PM on November 18, 2006
posted by eve harrington at 12:54 PM on November 18, 2006
Judging by this, the search term you might be looking for could be "xylothek".
posted by -harlequin- at 1:25 PM on November 18, 2006
posted by -harlequin- at 1:25 PM on November 18, 2006
I am assuming that something like this is a bit off-track, but on the off chance it might be apropos, are you sure it wasn't a xylothek?
posted by jessamyn at 1:34 PM on November 18, 2006
posted by jessamyn at 1:34 PM on November 18, 2006
Would it be American Woods by Romeyn B. Hough? That link goes to a digital collection of the plates themselves. If I recall correctly, these look like books when I on the shelf, but are actually little boxes with the pages w/wood samples laid in like a portfolio.
posted by marxchivist at 1:35 PM on November 18, 2006
posted by marxchivist at 1:35 PM on November 18, 2006
Ditto what Eve said, "What wood is that" is a book my architect friend owns, and fits your description.
posted by Joh at 2:10 PM on November 18, 2006
posted by Joh at 2:10 PM on November 18, 2006
Response by poster: Right! Builders' Booksource, that was the place. We'll call. -harlequin-'s link is fascinating, though. Many thanks to all.
posted by LeisureGuy at 2:36 PM on November 18, 2006
posted by LeisureGuy at 2:36 PM on November 18, 2006
Response by poster: The Wood Book looks like a great alternative to a xylothek (a new word to me---and, judging by the underline, to Firefox 2.0's spelling checker). Excellent help.
posted by LeisureGuy at 2:57 PM on November 18, 2006
posted by LeisureGuy at 2:57 PM on November 18, 2006
I know you have your answer but you might be interested in this too (what's with the comments there, I hear you ask. I don't know what was going on).
posted by tellurian at 6:44 PM on November 19, 2006
posted by tellurian at 6:44 PM on November 19, 2006
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posted by redfoxtail at 12:53 PM on November 18, 2006