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I.D. Wood app for iPhone and iPad


4.0 ( 3600 ratings )
Reference Education
Developer: Double Dog Studios
9.99 USD
Current version: 4.1.4, last update: 1 year ago
First release : 11 Aug 2009
App size: 53.86 Mb

I.D. Wood is a past iTunes Staff Favorites and here is what others are saying about I.D. Wood:

"Turn your already awesome iPhone into the best thing ever, with a decent wood guidebook." Sal Vaglica, This Old House

"With the I.D. Wood app for your iPhone, youll look like a pro every time." BobVilla.com

"A well devised reference tool for those on the run, and also those perplexed by Bruce Hoadley’s work." Curated Magazine

"A must for any green builder or customer who is conscious about the materials they are going to buy....this app should be de rigueur." Charles and Hudson

"Remember the classic wood info and identification books on your shelf? This is the electronic version of those resources – somewhat easier to carry around in your pocket." Woodworkers Journal


I.D. Wood is your Pocket Guide to Woods from around the world with full screen samples and detailed information for over 200 different woods.

The standalone application will work with or without an Internet connection so that the samples and information are always at your fingertips. From the basic to the exotic, I.D. Wood turns your mobile device into a virtual guidebook for seasoned woodworkers, cabinet makers, designers, artists, architects, collectors, antique dealers, hobbyists, gunsmiths, musicians, homeowners, boat builders, carpenters and others.

I.D. Wood includes the following:

Over 200 High Quality Full-Screen Wood Samples (raw cut and non-finished)

* Species Names
* Botanical Names
* Other Names
* Wood Origins
* Wood Descriptions
* Woodworking Properties
* Common Uses
* Durability
* Sustainability
* Janka Hardness

I.D. Wood also features:

* Wood Glossary of over 90 terms
* Illustrations of Lumber Cutting Techniques
* Full text Search Tools
* Advanced Search
* Category Navigation
* Lumber Information
* Dimensional Lumber Conversions
* Thickness Measuring Screen
* Pilot Hole Reference
* Nail Size Reference
* Janka Hardness Scale
* Specific Gravity
* Lumber Grading Tables
* Board Feet calculator

I.D. Wood allows a user to quickly browse by Wood Samples, Species Names or Other Names to aide in quick identification. Categories allow for quickly finding woods of a particular use, durability or sustainable status.

Pros and cons of I.D. Wood app for iPhone and iPad

I.D. Wood app good for

Beautiful app. Complete, illustrated and practical ! Nice work !
As a cabinetry student, this app is indispensable. It contains tons of wood species, pictures, and practical uses, as well as a reference guide to woodworking terms. Great to have around as a wood worker.
Excellent photos and descriptions. Looking forward to even more wood species being added!
I loved this app before. Now I love it even more!! The ability to e-mail pages to customers and other trades is such a bonus!! Love it!!
Very easy to use. A great sales tool when selling anything related to wood.
I work for a cabinet shop that builds and repairs furniture. This app is a very good reference and has settled many arguments about identification and usage of woods.

Some bad moments

Just loaded v3.01. Some serious bugs as crashes often, pages overwrite each other so cannot read, slow navigation and often returns to incorrect pages when using back arrow. Looks like has great information but unusable until bugs fixed which I trust will be soon.
Extremely limited, does not cover many popular trees! Waste of my money $$$! I will stick to books instead of this!
I thought this app identified woods from a photo taken with my phone. This is not the case and if you have no idea what type of wood youre looking at this app isnt going to help. Plus, there is a lot of searching and scrolling to find information. Im annoyed I paid $5 and now Im just going to delete it from my phone because Ill never use it.
Ok for what it has but I was very dissaponted that the available choices are very limited at best. This site should be a resource for all woods. There are too many missing species to give this a high (professional) rating. I look forward to updates.
No Lyptus? No Mesquite? No Padauk? These and other gaps really limit the usefulness of this app. If they keep expanding it, it has promise. But its current limitations really hurt.
Searches always lead to thumbnail with no cross reference to durability, sustainability etc. Must browse through long lists for this data. Info button should show more info on displayed species, not about product developer! Lame. What is source of sustainability data? Would be better if referenced actual FSC certification stats. Sorry I paid 2.99 for this app.

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