Editor, World of Wood Morris Lake 22 Julia Street,
Highgate Hill, Queensland
4101, Australia
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Back-up Editor – Fred Holder - Washington, USA
Associate Editors – Ken Bassett - Washington, USA
Richard Crow - Cornwall, England
Alan Curtis - Oregon, USA
Ron DeWitt - New York, USA
Eugene Dimitriadis - Victoria, Australia
David Greve - Queensland, Australia
Fred Holder - Washington, USA
Ernie Ives - Suffolk, England
Nelis Mourik - South Holland, Netherlands
Susan Stamm - Wisconsin, USA
The bimonthly IWCS magazine, World of Wood(WOW), is an outstanding source of data on woods of the world as well as a chronicle of the activities of the IWCS. WOW has been the main vehicle of communication among members of IWCS since its beginning in 1947. Most articles are written by members and they provide information and stories on trees, wood, wood collecting, collecting adventures and wood crafting.
May/June 2007 World of Wood issue in PDF format. This online edition of WOW is provided to you for free. Join IWCS and receive the WOW magazine six times per year.
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Each issue has a number of regular sections including:
A message from the IWCS President
Wood Samplings and A Favourite Wood - Articles about wood and trees from around the world
Sorting through the off-cuts.... a message from the Editor
Collector's Corner - Stories of wood collecting adventures from around the world
"Exploring..........", an exciting new series by IWCS members on various wood related topics
From the Workbench - Articles on woodcrafting techniques, interests and projects
Growth Rings - Articles from over sixty years of back issues of WOW; & their current relevance
Wood Meets - Listings and details of the meetings held regionally and internationally
Society News - Announcements and decisions affecting the organization
Regis-Tree - Announcement of members who have joined since the prior issue
Member Listings and Requests - regarding wood, wood specimens or other items wanted or for sale
Australian Woods - Describes a native tree or shrub, its identification and information on the wood of each
New: "Shrubwoods of the World" - characteristics of shrubs and their sometimes colourful and interesting wood.
Each issue of WOW contains a wealth of information on wood from around the world, beautiful examples of items crafted by members, plus much information and advice on crafting. Frequently there are articles about trees and forests. Some IWCS members travel to different areas of the world collecting craftable quantities of woods directly from the forest. Their adventures make for some of the most interesting articles. In addition, the annual meeting is covered in depth, and there is a list of upcoming regional and international meetings. WOW covers a wide range of interests and is reference material worth keeping for a life-time.
Materials for publication may be educational, scientific, technical, or of general interest to the membership and relevant to the purposes of the Society. Please direct all submissions, and questions for the World of Wood to the editor.
Other Publications
A Guide for Developing A Wood Collection
In a conversational tone, this Guide explains how to get started in wood collecting and how to develop and maintain your collection. Written by International Wood Collectors Society (IWCS) members Samuel H. Lamb and Alan B. Curtis and published by the Forest Products Society for the IWCS, this informative Guide has been revised and expanded since its original printing in 1976. Whether your collection is wood specimens or crafted items, the Guide offers practical information and advice. Subjects covered include: Kinds of Wood, Types of Collections, How to Build a Collection, Accurately Identifying Your Collection, Protecting Your Collection, How Large Can a Collection Grow, Wood Collecting Organizations, Storing a Collection, Donating Your Collection, and Enjoying Collecting with Others. Color photographs of crafted items and wood specimens are also included. The extensive section of recommended references points out the best information sources on herbarium specimens, nomenclature, on-line databases, periodicals, tree identification, wood anatomy, wood collections, wood identification, wood properties and uses, and wood technology. This collector’s Guide is appropriate for a beginner or a seasoned expert.
The Forest Products Society 2801 Marshall Court
Madison, WI 53705-2395 USA
Phone: 608-231-1361 ext. 202
Fax: 608-231-2152
Prices:
$6 FPS or IWCS member
$8 non-member
Special shipping rates are available for this Guide. To order, please use the special
Collection Guide order form or phone: 608-231-1361 ext. 202.
A Guide to Useful Woods of the World
Edited by James H. Flynn, Jr. and Charles D. Holder
second edition, second printing 2007, 6 by 9 softcover, 640 pages.
Published in 2001, the first printing sold out! Reprinted in time for the IWCS 2007
Annual Meeting, here's your chance to have a copy of the definitive statement on 279
woods of the world. The description for each wood includes: Scientific and Family
Names; Common Names; Distribution; The Tree; The Timber; Seasoning; Durability;
Workability; Uses; and Supplies along with a line drawing, a photomicrograph, and a
color photograph of the wood. Also included are common name, scientific name, and
family name indexes and 3 appendices.
Hot off the presses, A Guide to More Useful Woods of the World includes:
71 additional wood data sheets (WDS) bringing the total of published WDSs to 350,
2 comprehensive indexes, and
14 articles from highly respected professionals in wood-related matters:
Richard Crow, Alan B. Curtis, Mihaly Czako, Eugene Dimitriadis, Robert Goldsack,
Ernie Ives, Siegfried Klotsche, and Regis Miller.
Australian Trees and Shrubs – common, local and scientific names
Published by the International Wood Collectors Society in 2006, this is a second and revised edition. This is an extensive compilation of over 5,700 entries, of every known name for some 4,450 species of trees and woody plants in Australia. All entries are cross-referenced. There is also a section on "Toxic Australian and Imported Wood." and an extensive bibliography. Softcover, 90 pages.
E-mail: for orders, and for price and shipping in other countries.
Canada and USA, USD $13.00 includes shipping
A Guide to Wood Microtomy
Published by Ernie Ives, 63 Church Lane, Sproughton, Ipswich, Suffok, IP8 3AY, England. Serious wood identification relies on viewing and studying the structure of wood as seen through the microscope. And what you see depends on the quality of the ultra-thin wood sections under the scope. This booklet tells the procedures one expert has developed to do this. Illustrated, softcover, 112 pages.
In a conversational tone, this Guide explains how to get started in wood collecting and how to develop and maintain your collection. Written by International Wood Collectors Society (IWCS) members Samuel H. Lamb and Alan B. Curtis and published by the Forest Products Society for the IWCS, this informative Guide has been revised and expanded since its original printing in 1976. Whether your collection is wood specimens or crafted items, the Guide offers practical information and advice. Subjects covered include: Kinds of Wood, Types of Collections, How to Build a Collection, Accurately Identifying Your Collection, Protecting Your Collection, How Large Can a Collection Grow, Wood Collecting Organizations, Storing a Collection, Donating Your Collection, and Enjoying Collecting with Others. Color photographs of crafted items and wood specimens are also included. The extensive section of recommended references points out the best information sources on herbarium specimens, nomenclature, on-line databases, periodicals, tree identification, wood anatomy, wood collections, wood identification, wood properties and uses, and wood technology. This collector’s Guide is appropriate for a beginner or a seasoned expert.
