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Materials For Furniture Construction: Wood Flashcards

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The most prevalent raw material for furniture industries; Unique and valuable medium taking advantage of the distinct and challenging qualities and characteristics offered by its numerous species

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Wood

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Timber sawn or split in the form of beams, boards, joists, planks especially that which is smaller than heavy timber

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Lumber

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These are coniferous or cone-bearing, needle-leafed, usually evergreen trees; examples are pine, cedar, cypress, fir and redwood

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Softwoods

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These are deciduous or broad-leafed trees; have pores or vessels; examples are ash, cherry, maple, oak, teak, mahogany, poplar

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Hardwoods

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Philippine wood specie that is light in color, has interlocking grain, moderately hard to cut, and is used for low grade beams, girders, rafters, purlins, chords, flooring, veneer and plywood face.

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Almon

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Philippine wood specie that is reddish brown in color, has interlocking grain and ribbon figure, moderately hard to cut, coarse texture, and is used for medium grade beams, girders, rafters, chords and purlins

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Apitong

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Philippine wood specie that is similar to pine, softwood and used for paneling

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Almaciga

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Philippine wood specie that is light in color, has interlocking grain and tibbon figure, moderately hard to cut, moderate coarse and is used for low grade beams, girders, rafters, chords, purlins and flooring

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Bagtikan

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Philippine wood specie that is refdish brown in color, moderately hard to cut and is used for door panels, furniture, and bowls

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Balayong

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Philippine wood specie that is light in color, has interlocking grain, soft to cut, moderate coarse and is used for santos

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Batikuling

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Philippine wood specie that is reddish brown in color, has straight grain, hard to cut, moderately fine texture and is used for flooring and stair riser

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Batis

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Philippine wood specie that is greenish or light brown in color with dark brown bands, had interlocking, wavy, or curly grain, hard to cut and is used for high grade furniture and cabinetry, veneer, and plywood face

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Dao

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Philippine wood specie that is reddish brown in color, has interlocking grain and ribbon figure, hard to cut, moderately fine texture and is used for bentwood articles, medium grade furniture and cabinetry, high grade beams, girders, rafters, chords and purlins, flooring, stair riser, tread and railing

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Guijo and Ipil

Same qualities

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Philippine wood specie that is black in color with brownish streaks, very hard to cut, and is used for chest and jewelry boxes, counter surfaces, moulding and ornaments, flooring, stair riser, tread and railings, door frames, post and other parts requiring strength and durability

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Kamagong

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Philippine wood specie that is reddish brown or light in color, has interlocking grain, moderate to hard to cut, moderately coarse texture, and is used for chest and jewelry boxes, counter surfaces, door panel, mouldings and ornaments, low grade beams, girders, rafters, chords, and purlins

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Red or White Lawaan (Lauan)

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Philippine wood specie that is yellowish in color and is used for stair tread and flooring

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Mangachapul

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Philippine wood specie that is reddish in color, has interlocking grain, ribbon figure, moderately hard to cut, coarse texture and is used for bentwood articles, furniture and cabinetry

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Mayapis

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Philippine wood specie that is reddish in color, had interlocking grain, ribbon figure, very hard to cut, fine texture, and is used for showcase and counter surfaces, mouldings and ornaments, sidings, door panels, window sills, stair riser and treads, posts and other parts requiring strength and durability

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Molave

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It is the most expensive Philippine wood specie that is pale yellow to red in color, hard to cut, has fine texture and is used for high grade furniture and cabinetry, floorings, sidings, stair railing, door panels and frames and veneer and plywood face

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Narra

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Philippine wood specie that is red to dark red in color, has interlocking grain, ribbon figure, moderately hard to cut, and is used for chest and jewelry boxes, showcase and counter surfaces, medium grade furniture and cabinetry, low grade beams, girders, rafters, purlins, flooring and door frames, veneer and plywood face. This is so known as Philippine Mahogany

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Tanguile

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Philippine wood specie that is similar to Tanguile ad the most common lumber in the market used generally for framings, joists, trusses and nailers

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Apitong

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Philippine wood specie that is a softeood and is used for panelings, sidings, flooring, framing, trusses and furniture

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Pine Benguet

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Philippine wood specie that is yellowish to dark brown in color, has interlocking grain, ribbon figure, moderately hard to cut, coarse texture, and is used for flooring, door frames, shelves, posts and other parts requiring strength and durability

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Yakal

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Imported wood specie that is light grayish-brown to reddish brown in color, has striking grain figure and large open pores and is heavy, strong and hard and durable under exposure and great wear resistance

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Oak

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Imported wood specie that is creamy white to light reddish brown in color, straight grained and has tiny wood pores, is heavy, hard, strong and stiff and has good shock resistance. It also has bird’s eye pattern and special burl figures

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Maple

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Imported wood specie that is light gray-brown to dark purple brown in color, has wide variety of plain and highly figured patterns, very strong and stable, moderately heavy and stiff and has good shock resistance

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Walnut

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Imported wood specie that is cream to light reddish brown in color, has visible resign canals and obvious annual rings, moderately light, soft and stiff and has good shock resistance

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Pine

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Imported wood specie that is creamy white to light reddish brown in color, has extremely small pores, is heavy, hard, strong and stiff with very good shock resistance

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Birch

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Imported wood specie light to dark reddish brown, has straight grain and small individual pores, is moderately hard and heavy, with good shock and weather resistance

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Cherry

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Imported wood specie that is grayish through creamy white through to a reddish-dark brown in color, had distinct straight grains and open pores, is tough, heavy and hard with goos shock resistance

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Ash

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Imported wood specie that is yellowish brown through reddish brown to dark red in color, frequently highly figured grain pattern and open wood pores, is extremely stable, moderately hard, even textures and heavy

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Mahogany

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Imported wood specie that is very light brown in color, has distinct straight grain and open pores, turns well and is easily worked, commonly used as bentwood

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Beech

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Imported wood specie that is light yellow to brownish-yellow with green tinge, even textured and straight grain pattern with barely visible pores, medium to light weight, moderately hard, stiff and shock resistant

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Poplar

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Imported wood specie that is tawny yellow to dark brown in color with frequent lighter and darker streaks, has a pattern very similar to walnut, is heavy, strong, oily and tough

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Teak

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Imported wood specie that is creamy white to reddish brown in color, has occasionally dark streaks and large wood pores, is very heavy, closed grain, hard and strong

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Pecan

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Imported wood specie that is light to dark brown often containing shades of red, is straight grain pattern with obvious light and dark boundaries, is moderately hard and heavy, shock resistant and has excellent bending qualities

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Elm

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Imported wood specie that has various shades of dark brown to dark purple in color with conspicuous dark streaks, large open pores, very hard, very heavy with extremely coarse texture

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Rosewood

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Imported wood specie that is creamy white to yellowish in Color with obvious alternating spring and summer growth rights, is moderately heavy, hard and stiff, has pronounced resin canal and wild grain markings making it a difficult wood to finish

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Fir

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Imported wood specie that is deep reddish-brown in color with alternating spring and summer growth rings, is light, string and stiff, moderately hard and marginally shock resistant

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Redwood

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Imported wood specie that is light red in color with light colored streaks, knotty pattern and other natural markings, is highly aromatic and moderately hard though brittle

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Cedar

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Imported wood specie that is pale reddish-brown in color, has obvious wide growth pattern and small wood pores, is moderately hard and heavy, fine textured and good shock resistance

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Sycamore

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Imported wood specie that is pale to dark brown in color with occasional red streaks running throughout, has large open wood pores, soft to medium texture and moderate shock resistance

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Butternut

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Imported wood specie that is creamy white to creamy brown in color with frequent reddish markings, faint hrowth rings and broad wood raise which are darker than the background wood, light weight and moderately stiff, very weak with low resistance to shock

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Basswood

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9 Important properties that should be considered on the choice of lumber

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Strength
Workability
Drying properties
Bending qualities
Grain structure
Finishing
Resistance to weathering and insect damage
Glueing properties
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Drying method where lumber is strip-piled at a slope on a sold foundation to allow air to circulate around every piece while sloping allows water to run off quickly

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Natural or sun drying

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Method of drying wood where the lumber is artificially dried to the correct moisture content

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Kiln drying

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Wood that is surfaced on 1 side

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s1s

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Wood that is surfaced on 2 sides

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S2s

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Wood that is surfaced on 4 sides

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S4s

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It is the dimension of a piece of wood before it is planed down

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Nominal size

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It is the dimension of the lumber after it has been dressed

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Actual size

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Formula for board foot

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Height (in.) x width (in.) x length (in ft.)] / 12

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Type of wood grain that has fibers running approximately parallel with the vertical axis of the log from which it originated

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Straight grain

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Type of wood grain when a straight-grained log is not sawn along its vertical axis

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Diagonal grain

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Type of wood grain where fibers follow a spiral course with a that is either left or right-handed

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Spiral grain

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Type of wood grain where the direction of wood fibers has constantly changed

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Wavy grain

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Type of wood grain where fibers are at directions that are varying and irregular from the log’s vertical axis

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Irregular grain

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Type of wood grain where fibers lined up in opposite directions in each growth year

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Interlocked grain

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Grain structure when wood is cur parallel to the grain direction and tangent to the growth rings

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Plain or Flat Grain

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Grain structure when board is cut parallel to the grain direction bur through the radius of the growth rings

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Quarter or Radial Grain

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Grain structure when board is cut across the grain or perpendicular to the grain direction and the growth rings

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End Grain

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Method of sawing that produces the highest quantity of usable lumber by sawing several boards on one side of the log then turns it 90 degrees and continues in this manner “sawing around the log. It produces boards that show flat grain on their faces and quarter grain on the edges

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Plain Sawing

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Method sawing where the log is cut in quarters, then slices each quarter into boards, either by cutting boards from the two flat sides alternately or making parallel cuts. It produces boards with quarter grain on their faces and flat grain on the edges

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Quarter Sawing

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Method of sawing that produces wider boards and show mixed grain - flat grain near the center of the face and quarter grain near the edges. It is also called sawing through and through

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Live Sawing

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