Series editors' preface - Wood Tools

Acknowledgements
It would take a very large space indeed to
acknowledge everyone who has helped this
book to come to fruition and it is inevitable
that I will leave out the names of many who
deserve to be mentioned individually. First, I
wish to thank profoundly all those authors and
contributors whose names are given in the
contributors’ list, especially those who
promptly delivered finished text and then had
to wait many years before seeing their work
in print. I would like to thank the staff of the
Conservation Department at the V&A Museum,
particularly Charles Wright, John Kitchin, and
John Bornhoft, who got me started in conservation
and Jonathan Ashley Smith for his
support, encouragement and opportunity for
professional development in his department.
Many professional colleagues have also
assisted with advice, references, illustrations
and in other ways and I would like to thank
particularly Stephen Copestake for allowing
me to use material from his third year undergraduate
thesis, Merete Winness and Roger
Griffith for use of material from their Masters
theses, David Pinniger and Jonathan Stein for
help with insect pest material, and Junka Mori
for picture research. The staff at Butterworth-
Heinemann have been very supportive over
the years and I would like to thank Anne
Berne, Caroline Lacy, Marie Milmore, Clare
Sims and Alison Yates, and particularly Neil
Warnock Smith. My wife, Lydia and children,
Michael and Georgina had to put up with me
stuck in front of a keyboard for untold
weekends but have been endlessly tolerant
and supportive throughout this endeavour.
Finally, I have to say a very special thank you
to Shayne, without whom this book would
never have been finished.
N.U.
I am grateful to the many friends and
colleagues who assisted, supported or offered
constructive criticism during the preparation of
this book, in particular Albert Neher, Jonathan
Ashley-Smith, Liz Wray, Tim Hayes, Colin
Piper, Jonathan Thornton, Gregory Landrey,
Julie Arslano˘glu, Alan Cummings, Simon Hogg,
Dr A.G. Holton, Brenda Keneghan, Alan
Phenix, Christine Powell, Carolyn Sargentson,
Terry Vincent (John Mylands Ltd), Marianne
Webb, Judith Wetherall, David Widdowson,
Richard Wolbers and Yoshihiko Yamashita. My
heartfelt thanks goes to my partner, Izzy and
son, Dan who have offered me unstinting love
and support throughout this project.
S.R.
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