The technique relies on identifying a wood sample’s chemical signature, which can then be matched against various known soil profiles to narrow down its origin.
Doi and a group of scientists at Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry, one of Japan’s oldest timber companies, set out to determine the best wood to send ... Murata said. Using traditional tools, ...
"He goes out and selects timber for furniture makers and guitar makers and things like that, so I can support his business as well," he said. As there wasn't much in the way of training available to ...