This booklet contains information on timbers of 20 species of temperate-grown trees. There is a description of the wood and its properties ie. grain and texture, density, strength, shrinkage, sawmilling, drying, durability and uses. Aids to successful processing are covered. Each species has appropriate photos. The list includes Australian blackwood, sycamore, chestnut, Lawson cypress, Japanase cedar, macrocarpa, black walnut, plane, Douglas fir, English oak, robinia, coast redwood, English elm and half a dozen eucalypts.