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The American Association of Woodturners
 

Wood Toxicity and Wood Identification Resources
(last updated 6/28/06)

Articles & Links

Wood/Dust Toxicity - Greater Vancouver Woodturner's Guild
List of woods toxic to man; appeared in American Woodturner, June 1990
Toxic Woods - HSE Information Sheet
Hazards of inhaling wood dust (NIEHS article)
Hazards of inhaling wood dust (OSHA article)

Tree identification sources

The American Woods - names and pictures - Romeyn B. Hough
Leaf Key - College of Natural Resources
What Tree is That? - The National Arbor Day Foundation
Exotic wood identification - Hobbit House
Wood Identification - Center for Wood Anatomy Research
Wood Identification Procedures - Center for Wood Anatomy Research
Tree identification - Dendrology at Virginia Tech
National Register of Big Trees - Registry of big trees located in the USA
Saw Log Value Comparison Calculator
Native tree species - Clickable map of North America
State and Provincial Tree List - What trees are found where, in North America

 

Books

"A Guide to Useful Woods of the World" 2nd edition, J.H. Flynn & C.D. Holder

"Woods Injurious to Human Health" - Bj”Orn Manfred, Hausen

"Identifying Wood: Accurate Results With Simple Tools" - R. Bruce Hoadley, Hardcover, 8 1/2 x 11 in., 240 pages, with 393 photos and drawings, Published 1990, ISBN 0-942391-04-7

"National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees : Eastern Region (Eastern)" - Elbert Luther Little, Paperback, 7.6" x 4.2", 716 pages, published 1980, ISBN 0394507606

"A Guide to Useful Woods of the World" - James H. Flynn, Jr. and Charles D. Holder, Paperback, 618 pages, 279 woods, 2 x 3.25 inch wood photos, Published 2001, ISBN 1892529157.