Soft Wood Flashcards
1
Q
What are the properties of pine?
A
Inexpensive locally grown
Pale
Used when looks are not important.
2
Q
What are the uses for pine wood?
A
Making moulds for volume forming
Furniture
3
Q
What are 4 softwoods?
A
Pine
Parang pine
Spruce
Cedar
4
Q
What are the properties of parana pine?
A
Fine even texture Pale creamy brown Long wide boards Grown in South America. Heavy tough timber.
5
Q
What are the uses for parana pine?
A
Staircases
Windowsills
Stepladders.
6
Q
What are the properties for spruce?
A
White wood Grows in Canada and British isle Very hard dead knots Resin pockets Faintly hard and durable
7
Q
What are the uses for spruce?
A
Coal pit props Rafters Root joists Floor joists Newspapers
8
Q
What are the properties of Cedar?
A
Soft wood From N America Protects timber from decay Good for outdoors Easily saved Planned and carved
9
Q
What are uses for Cedar?
A
Closets Chests Boats Pencils Telephone poles.
