What is the best book?

[ratcues]

What is the best book about different woods, as it pertains to cue making? I was reading "Know you woods" by Constantine yesterday but it was published in 1959 and does not have colored pictures....since I do not think color was invented yet.

 

[hangemhigh]

What is the best book about different woods, as it pertains to cue making? I was reading "Know you woods" by Constantine yesterday but it was published in 1959 and does not have colored pictures....since I do not think color was invented yet.

A good basic book that touches on Tropical hardwoods is Identifying Hardwoods , by Hoadley and published by Taunton.

Stay away from The Encyclopedia of Wood, it is comprehensive but I did not find it anywhere near as helpful as Hoadley's book.

I am sure there are others, and I am interested to know what other books, mainly about Tropical Hardwoods , will be suggested in answer to your post.

 

[RocketQ]

World woods in color and the encyclopedia of wood are the 2 I use.

John

 

[hangemhigh]

World woods in color and the encyclopedia of wood are the 2 I use.

John

Hey John, is the EOW you have from the US department of Agriculture? There seems to be two different Encyclopedias of Wood available.

 

[RocketQ]

Nope ISBN 0-8160-2159-7
Facts on File.

 

[cueman]

World Woods in Color is the one I use most.

 

[pdcue]

What is the best book about different woods, as it pertains to cue making? I was reading "Know you woods" by Constantine yesterday but it was published in 1959 and does not have colored pictures....since I do not think color was invented yet.

IMHO - it is the same exact book for all subjects from quilting to Particle Physics.

The title is:

"Logon to the Internet and go to Google"

Dale<better than the Library at Alexandria>

 

[Newton]

I use ;


"The real wood bible"
and
"World woods in color"

Book nr1 has much nicer pics, nicer to read since it has a spiral metal binding
in the back which makes it so easy to open the pages and it lasts...
Pics of the wood is done with %50 of the wood sealed with clear
and the other part "normal" wood.

Book 2 is as you can see mentioned by many - but not as crisp pics, however
have a OK table in the back showing the recommended use of the different species.

I use both since they complement them self - and have had me very rarely
put in front of the Mac for a Google exercise.

K

 

[tableman]

I have World Woods in Color also. Some really interesting reading.
http://www.amazon.com/World-Woods-Color-William-Lincoln/dp/0941936201