Who is the International Wood Collectors Society?

Founded in 1947, the International Wood Collectors Society is a non-profit Society devoted to distributing information on collecting wood, correctly identifying and naming wood specimens, and using wood in creative crafts. Although the founders started IWCS with a strong emphasis on academic collecting of wood species, the availability of such a variety of wood and its inherent beauty quickly lead to crafting.

IWCS members have a wide range of interests including:

• academic wood collecting and sample trading
• encouraging the accurate naming and classification of specimens
• sharing harvested wood for sample collections and crafting
• crafting with identified wood
• fellowship of wood enthusiasts on an international scale
• sharing information about wood
• sharing information about trees and forests
• promotion of good ecology and forest management
• promotion to youth of wood interests

Communications to IWCS members is via:

• the publication of a bimonthly journal, World of Wood,
• numerous meetings on the local, national, and international levels, and
• satisfying freeform fellowship among members worldwide!

Who Belongs to IWCS?

Who doesn’t love wood! IWCS appeals to a broad list of people including:

In short, anyone with an interest in discovering more about nature’s wonder material — wood!
Members in some 30 countries enjoy fellowship and contact with wood lovers worldwide:

People from all countries around the world are invited to join IWCS!