Natural woods. Flashcards
What are the two main groups of wood?
Hard wood + soft wood
The negatives of natural wood?
High cost, defects and size constraints they have to be joined together to make a surface wider than the diameter of the tree.
Define a hardwood:
They come from deciduous trees, they have broad leaves which drop off in the winter, take a long time to grow and are more expensive than softwoods.
Define softwood:
They come from coniferous trees, they have needles which don’t fall off in the winter, they take a short time to reach maturity and are less expensive than hardwoods.
Name 3 examples of hardwood.
Oak, ash, mahogany, beech, teak or birch.
Name 3 examples of softwood.
Pine, spruce, Douglas fur, red wood or larch.
Uses of oak. H
Interior furniture and flooring.
Uses of ash. H
Interior furniture and sporting equipment such as cricket bats.
Uses of mahogany. H
Exterior and interior furniture, jewellery as well as decorative panels.
Uses of beech. H
Interior furniture, wooden toys, work benches and tool handles.
Uses of teak. H
Exterior furniture.
Uses of birch. H
Interior funriture.
