Keeley Library Student Pages:
Vocational / Technical Education -
Wood Technology
For background on the subject, consult general encyclopedias such as Americana, Britannica, Colliers, World Book, etc. Look for articles on "Wood" and "Carpentry." To locate materials in the Keeley Library, see the section on Finding Your Way Around the Library.
Internet Resources
Library Catalog
To locate items in the library catalog, search in iBistro. You may want to limit your search to search only the Keeley Library, instead of all of the SAILS libraries. The following subjects are just some suggestions for your search:
- Building materials
- Cabinetwork
- Carpentry
- Carpentry--Tools
- Furniture making
- Graining
- Hardwoods
- Joinery
- Lumber
- Marquetry
- Paneling
- Power tools
- Structural design
- Structural engineering
- Timber
- Treenware
- Turning
- Wood bending
- Wood-carving
- Wood finishing
- Wood--Identification
- Wood products
- Wooden boxes
- Woodwork
- Woodworking tools
- Workshops--Equipment and supplies
- search also under kinds of woods, e.g. Mahogany, Walnut, etc. and items you can make from wood, e.g. Bookcases, Chairs, Desks, Tables, etc.
SAILS Databases
As members of SAILS, Durfee students and teachers can access journal and newspaper articles as well as online reference books, from the library's computers and from home. Simply go to the online catalog page, access the online catalog, and click on .
Selected Reference Books
- Complete handyman do-it-yourself encyclopedia
- The Encyclopedia of wood : a tree-by-tree guide to the world's most versatile resource
- How it works, illustrated
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