Timbers for Woodworking

Edited by J C S Brough read for reference

The book is a handbook for timber workers. It was first written in 1945 but this book is the revision published in 1955. It tells the reader all about timber; Where it comes from i.e. the distribution of the varieties, its properties, how the measure standing timber, how the cut it to yield the maximum timber but with regard to the look and use of the cut timber.

It is written in formal English of the 1940's. It is a great insight to handling standing timber to logged timber.