Chapter 10 & 11 Web Links

Parts of a tree with Links explaining all (excellent)

http://www.ncforestry.org/WEBPAGES/CLASSROOM
%20ACTIVITIES/Trees/PartsOfTree/index.htm

black and white drawing three main parts plus ring explain.
http://www.state.sc.us/forest/6tree.htm

Arbor Day Foundation Site

http://forum.arborday.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=5514&highlight=

Compression wood site

http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/HTMLFILES/compressionwood-
1.html

decent cambium site

http://www.backyardnature.net/woodtwi2.htm

heartwood sapwood Wikipedia – “dead”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood#Heartwood_and_sapwood

heartwood sapwood – about

http://woodworking.about.com/od/typesofwood/p/Heartwood.htm

heartwood sapwood – woodweb

http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Sapwood_and_heartwood.html

sapwood – your ditctionary

http://www.yourdictionary.com/sapwood

good heartwood vs sapwood

http://northernwoodlands.org/articles/article/what_is_the_difference_between_sa
pwood_and_heartwood/

heartwood vs sapwood good pix

http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Black_Walnut_Sapwood_and_Heartwo
od.html

phloem – great definition

http://science.jrank.org/pages/18079/phloem-(bast).html

http://science.jrank.org/pages/15596/heartwood-(duramen).html
http://science.jrank.org/pages/19139/sapwood-(alburnum).html

http://science.jrank.org/pages/18225/pith.html

http://science.jrank.org/pages/750/Bark.html

http://science.jrank.org/pages/12937/cambium-(lateral-meristem).html

http://science.jrank.org/pages/16896/medullary-ray-(ray).html

http://science.jrank.org/pages/15495/growth-ring-(annual-ring).html

http://science.jrank.org/pages/13948/deciduous.html

http://science.jrank.org/pages/1718/Conifer.html

good growth explanation

http://www.100mile.com/bcforests/forestry/rings/index.html

in depth explanation of bark

http://www.botgard.ucla.edu/html/botanytextbooks/generalbotany/barkfeatures/
fulltextonly.html

in depth explanation of growth rings

http://warnell.forestry.uga.edu/service/library/index.php3?
docID=172&docHistory%5B%5D=2&docHistory%5B%5D=21

growth ring sizes

http://www.icogitate.com/~tree/treerings.ac04.htm

wood rays – medullary

http://www.kareliaparketti.fi/karelia-
en/pages/hardwood_floor_info/information_on_wood_and_hardwood_floors/medul
lary_ray_of_oak/

quarter sawn lumber – wood rays

http://www.frankmiller.com/why_quartersawn_lumber/index.html

lumber cutting methods

http://www.westcoastlands.net/SawmillCuttingMethods.html

http://www.hooddistribution.com/resources/lumber_cuts.html

with video
http://woodtreks.com/why-sawyers-plane-flat-rift-or-quarter-saw-lumber/315/
quarter vs rip pro/con
http://www.doityourself.com/stry/quarter-sawn-oak-vs-rift-cut

http://www.hoganhardwoods.com/hogan/pages/technical/Technical_01/lumbers
awing_01.htm

figured wood
http://www.sfu.ca/biology/faculty/mattsson/wood/

Wood Magazine on figured wood

http://www.woodmagazine.com/materials-guide/lumber/wood-figure/tips-for-
working-with-wood-figure/?page=1

Deciduous tree – Wise geek

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-deciduous-trees.htm

deciduous tree – Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deciduous

deciduous vs. coniferous

http://www.elmcare.com/trees/types_of_trees.htm

deciduous tree characteristics – good

http://catalpatreeseeds.com/deciduous-trees-characteristics

coniferous tree characteristics – good

http://catalpatreeseeds.com/evergreen-trees-characteristics

hardwood species
http://www.hardwood-lumber.com/species.html

lumber grades site

http://www.softwood.org/Species%20&%20Grades%20Web/SGWeb/EN/S&G.htm

softwood lumber
http://www.handymanfixhomerepair.com/softwood-varieties/

softwood vs hardwood how do we know

http://www.azobuild.com/details.asp?ArticleID=8017

dimension lumber chart

http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/softwood-lumber-dimensions-d_1452.html

Lumber grades – softwoods

http://www.woodbin.com/ref/wood/softwood_grades.htm
Lumber grades – hardwoods
http://www.woodbin.com/ref/wood/hardwood_grades.htm

Grading stamps – great site!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.olma.ca/display/grading_gradestamps

http://www.nelma.org/files/File/Interpreting_a_Grade_Stamp.pdf

APA glossary
http://www.wooduniversity.org/glossary/

plywood grading stamp – okay not good

http://www.roofhelp.com/apa_stamp.htm

plywood grading chart

http://www.stta.org.uk/plywoodgrading.html

TECO plywood grading - good

http://www.tecotested.com/techtips/tt_gradestamp

What is kiln dried lumber? – wise geek

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-kiln-dried-lumber.htm

what is wood movement? – wise geek

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-wood-movement.htm

common wood defects – good but incomplete

http://www.wood-worker.com/articles/common.htm

Woodszone glossary
http://www.wood-worker.com/encyclopedia.htm

common wood defests – drawings incomplete

http://www.coateshomecentre.com.au/tips_tricks/tip_wood_defect.htm

Wood defects – wood magazine

http://www.woodmagazine.com/woodworking-tips/techniques/skills/dealing-
with-wood-defects/?page=1

how to keep glued up panels from warping

http://www.fine-woodworking-for-your-home.com/glueduppanels.html

slicing veneers good

http://www.hooddistribution.com/resources/veneer_cuts.html

rift quarter picture – correct way

http://villagiomadera.com/rift.html

Abbreviations and Glossary

http://www.nrha.org/CRHA_Learning/bmpk_pdfs/C21.ps1.pdf

Lumber chapter
http://www.evenfallstudios.com/woodworks_library/commercial_lumber_usda_fs_
fpl.pdf

List of trees and info on each

http://www.oplin.org/tree/name/commonname.html

Hardwood grading
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Understanding_Hardwood_Lumber_G
rading.html

**** sawn lumber good quick site

http://www.hoganhardwoods.com/hogan/pages/technical/Technical_01/lumbers
awing_01.htm

great quarter sawing pictures

http://images.google.com/imgres?
imgurl=http://www.scottbanbury.com/shrinkage.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.scott
banbury.com/sawingmethods.html&usg=__7KHvGkliFq5EIVKK6PfzMUrnJ9I=&h=25
9&w=336&sz=14&hl=en&start=657&itbs=1&tbnid=D8gQHUFrKON3XM:&tbnh=92
&tbnw=119&prev=/images%3Fq%3Drift%2Bsawn%2Bfrom%2Blog%26start
%3D640%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26sa%3DN%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp
%3D20%26tbs%3Disch:1

wood basics
http://www.iverswoodshop.com/Articles/Wood%20Basics/4.%20Getting
%20Boards%20out%20of%20the%20Tree.html

wood movement
http://www.tuktupaddles.com/lumber.htm

new to woodworking site

http://newtowoodworking.com/plain-sawn/

warps
http://www.iverswoodshop.com/Articles/Wood%20Basics/8.%20Warping.html

fantastic GREAT site for defect pix

http://www.cascadehardwood.com/c_nhladefinitions.htm
defects explained
http://www.iverswoodshop.com/Articles/Wood%20Basics/11.%20Other
%20Defects.html

air drying lumber w/video

http://woodtreks.com/how-to-air-dry-lumber-stack-it-and-check-for-
moisture/336/

How moisture affects wood

http://www.skyvalleycabinetry.com/products/all_the_details/how_moisture_
affects_wood/default.aspx