Andy Dingley wrote:
On Sat, 03 Sep 2005 14:56:30 -0400, Wally wrote:

Basically this book would be a blend from
"Understanding wood from Bruce Hoadley, Woodworker's Guide to Wood
from Rick Peters, and some other books like the botanic stuff (for
identifying wood) + finishing.

Can you really do a better job than "Understanding Wood" and
"Identifying Wood" ? There are already far too many woodworking books
in the world (usually very poor ones) and only a few areas where there
isn't a good one. I see this particular niche as one that's already
pretty well covered.

I like the idea of "from tree to furniture" coverage (which Hoadley's
two don't quite cover), but that limits itself to local timbers. I
already have books from the UK forestry commission that do this pretty
well for UK broadleaf species.

I would _love_ a European edition of "Identifying Wood", with our local
species in it, rather than all this hickory and osage orange.

Talk to Taunton's acquisitions editor. Who knows? They may be in the
market for just such a supplementary book, especially if you can find
someone to cover the Aussie versions that are gaining popularity in the
U.S., along with one or two or twenty Asian woods, and a good, deep
look at some S. American species. That might just expand the market to
where a publisher can afford to do a good job.