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The hardcover edition is available once again!

The last couple of years has seen a lot of COVID-related shortages and disruptions in supply (and my book has been no exception), but moving into 2023, I’m hoping to have everything consistently back in stock and ready to go!

Now available

SLOWLY BUT SURELY

With around 600 species currently on the site, that’s only about one fourth of my total collection represented. There’s a lot more room to grow! But I’m always on the lookout for new woods. Let me know if you’ve got something interesting that you’d like to donate to the site; or else perhaps we could trade wood samples too!

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