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Introduction

Wood has been used for thousands of years for fuel, as a construction material, for making tools and weapons, furniture and paper, and as a feed-stock for the production of purified cellulose and its derivatives, such as cellophane and cellulose acetate.1

Welcome to the Wood category. Please use this category for your research projects pertaining to the study and research of wood. The wood research projects could include analysis about lumber and the properties and attributes of a specific wood species.

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Research links

The links provided below are helpful links for our editors to use, they are by no means meant to be the only source. If you find links that are helpful for the research of this subject, please include them below.

https://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/index.php (Forest Products Laboratory)

https://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/ (US Forest Service Tree Search)

https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/specialcollections/forestry/hough/index.html (Romeyn B. Hough's American Woods)

http://www.hardwoodinfo.com/consumer/rediscovering-hardwoods/types-of-wood/ (Types of Wood by American Hardwoods)

https://ufei.calpoly.edu/ (Urban Forest Ecosystems Institute, Cal Poly)

https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/specialcollections/forestry/hough/index.html (Romeyn B. Hough. Radial, tangential, and cross-sections of 350 North American woods from the 14-volume rare book The American Woods.

https://www.arborday.org/ (Arbor Day Foundation)

Featured projects

The American Woods Project
United States of America State Trees
State Trees

Recent pages In this category

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Engelmann Spruce
07-31-2025 09:35
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American Woods
The Softwoods - Conifers
Spruce
Butternut
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American Woods
The Hardwoods - Broadleafs
Red Pine
03-29-2025 18:57
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American Woods
The Softwoods - Conifers
Pine
Pecan
07-08-2024 08:41
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American Woods
The Hardwoods - Broadleafs
Hickory
The American Woods Project
07-06-2024 17:34
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American Woods
The Softwoods - Conifers
The Hardwoods - Broadleafs
Fir
Pine
Cedar

Files and Images In this category

ID T Name Actions
659 Balm-of-Gilead Poplar Tree
Balm-of-Gilead Poplar Tree
Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/351883
656 Balm-of-Gilead Poplar Tree Bark
Tree bark Balm-of-Gilead Poplar
Source: https://www.wildnesswithinliving.com/blog/2016/4/2/balm-of-gilead
654 Balm-of-Gilead Poplar Foliage
Foliage of the Balm-of-Gilead Poplar
Attribution: Hornbeam Arts
Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/hornbeam/40821270104/in/photostream/
629 Bigtooth Aspen Buds
Bigtooth Aspen bud
Reference: Photograph by Christopher Burnett
Source: https://fineartamerica.com/
623 Populus Grandidentata (Michaux)
Bigtooth Aspen, Populus Grandidentata (Michaux)
Source: www.starhillforest.com

References

1 Wikipedia contributors. "Wood." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 9 Feb. 2017. Web. 11 Feb. 2017.
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Reference: Safety and Health Topics | Woodworking | Occupational Safety and Health Administration. https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/woodproducts/tech_woodworking.html. Accessed 15 Nov. 2018.

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