WOOD SMART   WOOD SAMPLES FOR REFERENCE AND IDENTIFICATION
			THE NORTH AMERICAN WOOD COLLECTION
	Developed by furniture-maker Gerald Curry to give woodworkers the ability to examine, identify, and work 46 different species of North American woods.  Unlike veneer samples, the backs of these 1/2 inch thick pieces can be hand-planed multiple times to test a species’ workability or to try out numerous finish samples while being able to plane or sand back to raw wood each time.  For wood identification purposes these samples are invaluable.  The 1/2 inch thickness gives you a generous look at the all important end grain of a species, and it allows you to see both a tangential and a radial surface and to directly sense a wood’s texture, density, and smell. Samples measure 1/2 inch thick by 3 inches wide by 6 inches long.  Each is labeled with its common and scientific names as well as density and shrinkage information.  A detailed explanation of the importance of this shrinkage data and a table that will allow you to calculate the seasonal dimensional changes for any species is included.
	46 Samples of North American Woods: Alder, Black Ash, White Ash, Aspen, Baldcypress, Basswood, Beech, Paper Birch, Yellow Birch, Boxelder, Butternut, Catalpa, Eastern Redcedar, Northern White-Cedar, Port-Orford-Cedar, Western Redcedar, Cherry, Chestnut, Coffeetree, Douglas Fir, American Elm, Balsam Fir, Hemlock, Hickory, Hophornbeam, Black Locust, Honeylocust, Madrone, Red Maple, Sugar Maple, Mulberry, Red Oak, White Oak, Persimmon, Red Pine, Eastern White Pine, Yellow Pine, Redwood, Sassafras, Spruce, Sycamore, Tamarack, Tupelo, Walnut, Willow, and Yellow Poplar

	Wood Smart   Qty     WS-1     North American Wood Collection $130.00

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