In sharp contrast to the simple anatomy of softwoods, the hardwoods of the world exhibit a dazzling array of endgrain patterns and intricate motifs...

Why should I care? Maybe you shouldn’t. But at the very least, everyone who buys, uses or makes ebony wood products should be aware of the situation...

It’s common knowledge that wood comes from trees. What may not be so apparent is the structure of the wood itself, and the individual components that...

–Pliny the Elder, from Naturalis Historia, ca. 77 AD “Not to omit any one of them, the yew is similar to these other trees in general appearance . ....

Roll the dice: wood identification is not too unlike a game of craps by Eric Meier After having personally worked with hundreds of wood species,...

Wood has played an important role in the history of civilization. Humans have used it for fuel, building materials, furniture, paper, tools, weapons...

In this article we’ll emblaze the kindling of our creative imaginations by exploring and detailing the benefits of wood based designs. This article...