Wood is one of the oldest and most important raw and manufactured materials of humanity and is considered a sustainable raw material and energy source, provided that the amount used does not exceed the amount that can be regrown. The ease of processing and the associated low energy requirements for extraction and processing also play a significant role in ecological assessments. In life cycle assessments, wood products perform exceptionally well. Wood is processed either as sawn timber, veneer, engineered wood, or fiber material. Sawn timber and veneer are dried and then conditioned to the respective usage moisture. This volume describes the import and trade as well as the most common varieties of overseas woods. Illustrated with 5 black-and-white plates. Reprint of the original edition from 1920.