POSSIBLE SOURCES OF WOOD SAMPLE/IDENTIFICATION KITS

Carolina Biological Supply Company
2700 York Road
Burlington, NC 27215
Phone: 910/584-0381

Garrett Wade Company
161 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10013
Phone: 1-800-221-2912 or 212/807-1757

Educational Lumber Company, Inc.
Box 5373
Asheville, NC 28803
Phone: 704/255-8765

Wisconsin Crafts
W6407 20th Street
Necedah, WI 54646
Phone: 608/565-2101



Wood sample kits are available to members of the INTERNATIONAL WOOD COLLECTORS SOCIETY (IWCS) through the IWCS. For membership and other information on this non-profit Society see the IWCS Web Page



The 36 sample IWCS kit is selected from over 70 species including both North American native woods and several species native to other areas of the world. The samples are standard IWCS size (1/2 x 3 x 6 inches) and are numbered to correspond to an identification sheet included in the kit.



Eisenbrand Exotic Hardwoods also offers a kit containing 87 samples.



This list is prepared solely for the convenience of our correspondents and does not represent any endorsement on the part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Additional names will be added to this list upon request.

Forest Products Laboratory
Forest Service - USDA
One Gifford Pinchot Drive
Madison, WI 53705-2398

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Last Modified July 8,1998