The essential timber guide for D.I.Y., Renovators, Woodworkers and Students

by John Stacpoole

Contents include:

Why use timber?; A key to common timber usage; Planning your project; Getting it right — structurally; Buying and selecting timber; Learning to use tools safely.

It also contains: A buyer’s guide to commercial timbers from Australian native species, imported timbers and regional native species which have limited local availability. There is also a species index.

Glossaries link botanical to common names and provide explanations of timber terms.