Paper Boards And Timbers Flashcards
Different types if papers
Cartridge paper Layout paper Tracing paper Grid paper Bleed proof paper
Cartridge paper
High quality textured surface
Great for sketching
Layout paper
Thin and translucent
Used for general design work
Tracing paper
Semi-transparent
Used to copy images
Grid paper
Square or isometric pattern
Used for orthographic and scale drawings
Bleed proof paper
Used because ink doesn’t spread out
Different types of boards
Solid white board Ink jet cart Corrugated card Duplex board Foam core board Foil-line board
Solid white board
High quality bleached surface
Used for primary packaging (individual items)
Ink jet cart
Used for ink jet printing
Ink doesn’t bleed meaning the print is high quality and sharply defined
Corrugated card
Fluted inner core sandwiched between two outer layers
Strong and rigid
Used in secondary packaging (many of the same items)
Duplex board
Different colour and texture on each side
One surface is seen so only one side needs to be smooth for prints
Used in food packaging
Foam core board
Made by sandwiching expanded polystyrene foam between 2 layers of card
Stiff and lightweight
Can be scored and used for model making and mounts
Foul-lined board
Is a board with aluminium foil lining
Often used in packaged food
Foil keeps the air flavour and moisture in
Softwood
Grow in colder climate
Cheap and easy accessibility
The leaves are like needles and are usually evergreen and have cones
Hardwoods
Usually grows in hot climates and are slow growing
Expensive
Tighter grain
Dense and hard
Types of softwoods
Pine
Larch
Spruce
Pine
Yellow with brown streaks
Strong and cheap
Used for telegraph poles,fences and cheap furniture
Larch
Yellow to reddish-brown colour
Hard tough and durable
Resistant to rot which makes it good for decking and cladding outside of building and fence posts
Spruce
Reddish-brown colour
Hard and good strength to weight ratio
Knotty and not very durable
Used for structural purposes in aircrafts,crates and ship masts
Types of hardwood
Oak Mahogany Beech Balsa Ash
Oak
Light brown
Tough,strong and very durable
Used in interior panelling floorings and furniture
Mahogany
Red-brown colour
Durable and easy to work with
Expensive and used in good quality furniture
Beech
Pinkish-brown colour
Hard and can be bent using steam
Used in chairs and toys
Balsa
White or tan colour Ver low density Soft East to cut and shape Great for modelling
Ash
Pale cream colour
Tough and absorbs shock well
Used in tool handles and wooden sports equipment and furniture
