In my carob work for some time now, I've wanted to get access to the expertise of woodworkers so I can connect the traits that woodworkers value with the plant's anatomy.
Sometimes I wonder how academics find work that's previously been done when it's off the beaten path a bit. If you don't get just the right keywords in Google Scholar or if the work was done a century ago...
I looked again & this time found this study re xylophones & wood species. @plantscience
