Wood identification is an important tool in many areas, from biology to cultural heritage. In the fight against illegal logging, it has a more necessary and impactful application. Identifying a wood sample to genus or species level is difficult, expensive and time-consuming, even when using the most recent methods, resulting in a growing need for a readily accessible and field-applicable method for scientific wood identification. Providing fast results and ease of use, computer vision-based technology is an economically accessible option currently applied to meet the demand for automated wood identification. However, despite the promising characteristics and accurate results of this method, it remains a niche research area in wood sciences and is little known in other fields of application such as cultural heritage. To share the results and applicability of computer vision-based wood identification, this paper reviews the most frequently cited and relevant published research based on computer vision and machine learning techniques, aiming to facilitate and promote the use of this technology in research and encourage its application among end-users who need quick and reliable results.

ResumoA intervenção de conservação e restauro de um estojo de faqueiro do século XVIII e o seu estudo histórico, material e técnico permitiram, não só restituir a integridade física e a função original do objeto, mas também aprofundar o conhecimento que se detém atualmente sobre os materiais e sistema construtivo deste tipo de mobiliário de conter, o qual materializa um importante testemunho das regras de etiqueta à mesa desenvolvidas na sociedade portuguesa de Setecentos, por influência da corte francesa de Luís XIV. O presente artigo pretende descrever o enquadramento histórico e estético em que este móvel surgiu, bem como as suas características técnicas e materiais com base nos resultados de análises laboratoriais.Palavras-chave: móvel de conter; estojo de faqueiro; estudo analítico; conservação e restauro. AbstractThe intervention of conservation and restoration of an eighteenth century cutlery case and its historical, material and technical study, allowed not only to restore the physical integrity and original function of the case, but also to deepen the knowledge about the materials and constructive system of the storage furniture, which embodies an important testimony of the table etiquette developed in the Portuguese society of the eighteenth century, under the influence of the French court of Louis XIV . This article aims to describe the historical and aesthetical context in which this piece has emerged and its material and technical features based on the results of the laboratorial analysis that were performed.