--- product_id: 58530128 title: "WOOD! Identifying and Using Hundreds of Woods Worldwide" price: "2354680₫" currency: VND in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.vn/products/58530128-wood-identifying-and-using-hundreds-of-woods-worldwide store_origin: VN region: Vietnam --- # 6 years of expert research 600+ wood species covered Detailed wood grain & end grain photos WOOD! Identifying and Using Hundreds of Woods Worldwide **Price:** 2354680₫ **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🌲 Unlock the secrets of wood — your ultimate guide to nature’s finest craftsmanship! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** WOOD! Identifying and Using Hundreds of Woods Worldwide - **How much does it cost?** 2354680₫ with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vn](https://www.desertcart.vn/products/58530128-wood-identifying-and-using-hundreds-of-woods-worldwide) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Top-Rated Reference Book:** Trusted by 627+ woodworkers with a 4.8-star rating for accuracy and depth. - • **Expertly Researched Content:** Benefit from 6 years of dedicated research by Eric Meier, a wood database authority. - • **High-Resolution Grain Imagery:** See close-up and end grain photos that reveal wood’s unique textures. - • **Practical Identification Guide:** Includes real-world wood object photos to connect theory with practice. - • **Comprehensive Wood Encyclopedia:** Explore over 600 wood types worldwide with expert insights. ## Overview WOOD! by Eric Meier is a meticulously researched reference book featuring over 600 wood species worldwide. It offers high-quality close-up and end grain photos, practical object examples, and expert insights developed over 6 years. Highly rated by woodworking professionals, it’s an essential resource for identifying and understanding wood characteristics. ## Description WOOD! Identifying and Using Hundreds of Woods Worldwide [Eric Meier] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. WOOD! Identifying and Using Hundreds of Woods Worldwide Review: Excellent new book about wood - Eric Meier, who owns/runs The Wood Database web site has now published a really good wood book, called "Wood! Identifying and Using Hundreds of Woods Worldwide". It’s better than most of the other reference books I have. The introductory chapters about wood structure, etc, are REALLY good. He’s clearly put a lot of time, research, and thought into this and it shows. No book with just introductory chapters on wood characteristics will ever rival Hoadley’s “Understanding Wood”, but Eric's is better than most such sets of introductory chapters and it might be the best around. I haven’t read enough detail yet to be sure. Another bit of good news is that he covers a lot of woods. I haven't counted them but the "Hundreds" in the title is not an exaggeration. Like all books, its biggest drawback in being helpful for wood ID is that it has only one picture of each wood. As we all know, most woods don't really have a "representative" look that would help ID every piece of that wood. That's why my site has LOTS of pics of each wood. Eric chose to use a full size image, so it is of necessity of a very modest sized area (about 4" square) of each sample. The good news about this is that it shows the graininess of the face quite well. The bad news is that it's too close up to give a good feel for what the a plank of the wood actually looks like. Eric has also included a picture for most of the more common woods of an object made using the wood, which helps. His choice of pieces of each wood to photograph is good, his photography is excellent, and the color plates are good but do suffer pretty severely from the problem of darkening. I corresponded w/ Eric about this and he is frustrated by it. His original images were quite good and in the proof copy he approved they looked good on the page, but when they were printed on glossy paper, there was a lot of darkening. The affect of this on the accuracy of the wood color varies, but it's a problem in all such books. A further advantage of this book is that Eric has images of, and discussions of, the end grain closeups that can be so important in doing wood identification. Sadly, the darkening of the pics is the worst on some of these, compounded by a loss of contrast/detail, to the point of making them not very useful. The end grain pics on his site are much better. Like most such references that have end grain pics (the few that HAVE end grain pics) it suffers from the fact that it's not much help in identifying a wood unless you have a pretty good guess about what wood it is, or at least can narrow it down to a small number of possibilities. That's why on my site's anatomy pages I categorize the end grain pics so that you can use the characteristics of an unknown wood to target the search (for example, ring porous -> large rays -> parencyhama characteristics -> etc.). Hoadley has a decision tree that helps do the same thing. Anyway, I consider this a great addition to my bookshelf. Eric said it took him 6 years to get it done and I believe it. It was time well spent. There's more good stuff I could go on about, but buy one and you'll see what I mean :smile Review: Great book, but the index is vital - For the beginning woodworker like me, this is a vital reference for wood species. The content is fantastic, and I highly recommend it. My only problem is that the pages are organized by the Latin species name. Who knows which Latin name is used for common species like maple? This requires frequent use of the index, which *is* organized alpha by common name, but really, shouldn't maple be in the "M" pages, and rosewood in the "R" pages? (Maple == "Acer..." and Rosewood == "Dalbergia..."). Similarly, the Janka hardness charts are organized by hardness index, not by species (Engrish or Latin). If I'm looking for the hardness of species X, wouldn't it be nice to have a handy chart by species, and not have to guess as to the hardness? ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B01FGP9964 | | Best Sellers Rank | #80,017 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #3,101 in Crafts & Hobbies (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (626) | | Dimensions | 10.7 x 8.2 x 0.5 inches | | ISBN-10 | 098224603X | | ISBN-13 | 978-0982246030 | | Item Weight | 2.2 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 272 pages | | Publication date | October 10, 2015 | | Publisher | The Wood Database | ## Images ![WOOD! Identifying and Using Hundreds of Woods Worldwide - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91WPcKmv53L.jpg) ![WOOD! Identifying and Using Hundreds of Woods Worldwide - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/910HsTMaKxL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent new book about wood *by P***S on January 1, 2016* Eric Meier, who owns/runs The Wood Database web site has now published a really good wood book, called "Wood! Identifying and Using Hundreds of Woods Worldwide". It’s better than most of the other reference books I have. The introductory chapters about wood structure, etc, are REALLY good. He’s clearly put a lot of time, research, and thought into this and it shows. No book with just introductory chapters on wood characteristics will ever rival Hoadley’s “Understanding Wood”, but Eric's is better than most such sets of introductory chapters and it might be the best around. I haven’t read enough detail yet to be sure. Another bit of good news is that he covers a lot of woods. I haven't counted them but the "Hundreds" in the title is not an exaggeration. Like all books, its biggest drawback in being helpful for wood ID is that it has only one picture of each wood. As we all know, most woods don't really have a "representative" look that would help ID every piece of that wood. That's why my site has LOTS of pics of each wood. Eric chose to use a full size image, so it is of necessity of a very modest sized area (about 4" square) of each sample. The good news about this is that it shows the graininess of the face quite well. The bad news is that it's too close up to give a good feel for what the a plank of the wood actually looks like. Eric has also included a picture for most of the more common woods of an object made using the wood, which helps. His choice of pieces of each wood to photograph is good, his photography is excellent, and the color plates are good but do suffer pretty severely from the problem of darkening. I corresponded w/ Eric about this and he is frustrated by it. His original images were quite good and in the proof copy he approved they looked good on the page, but when they were printed on glossy paper, there was a lot of darkening. The affect of this on the accuracy of the wood color varies, but it's a problem in all such books. A further advantage of this book is that Eric has images of, and discussions of, the end grain closeups that can be so important in doing wood identification. Sadly, the darkening of the pics is the worst on some of these, compounded by a loss of contrast/detail, to the point of making them not very useful. The end grain pics on his site are much better. Like most such references that have end grain pics (the few that HAVE end grain pics) it suffers from the fact that it's not much help in identifying a wood unless you have a pretty good guess about what wood it is, or at least can narrow it down to a small number of possibilities. That's why on my site's anatomy pages I categorize the end grain pics so that you can use the characteristics of an unknown wood to target the search (for example, ring porous -> large rays -> parencyhama characteristics -> etc.). Hoadley has a decision tree that helps do the same thing. Anyway, I consider this a great addition to my bookshelf. Eric said it took him 6 years to get it done and I believe it. It was time well spent. There's more good stuff I could go on about, but buy one and you'll see what I mean :smile ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book, but the index is vital *by A***R on January 11, 2026* For the beginning woodworker like me, this is a vital reference for wood species. The content is fantastic, and I highly recommend it. My only problem is that the pages are organized by the Latin species name. Who knows which Latin name is used for common species like maple? This requires frequent use of the index, which *is* organized alpha by common name, but really, shouldn't maple be in the "M" pages, and rosewood in the "R" pages? (Maple == "Acer..." and Rosewood == "Dalbergia..."). Similarly, the Janka hardness charts are organized by hardness index, not by species (Engrish or Latin). If I'm looking for the hardness of species X, wouldn't it be nice to have a handy chart by species, and not have to guess as to the hardness? ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Helpful and informative book, high quality *by C***X on March 15, 2025* I found this to be a very informative subject that should give me some added insight into my woodworking hobbies and interests. Lots of great information, beautiful and detailed pictures. Plus, the physical book itself is very well made. It feels sturdy and should hold up well over the years. I think it is only made is small production batches so if you are interested and it is available, don't wait too long. I missed it a couple times before I managed to get one. ## Frequently Bought Together - WOOD! 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