Timber Flashcards
Three types of timber
Decidious (hardwood)
Coniferous (softwood)
Manufactured timber
Hardwood
- Drop leaves in winter
- Expensive
- Hard
Softwood
-Have leaves at winter
-Cheap
-Soft
Hardwood types
-Ash
-Beech
-Mahogany
-Balsa
-Oak
Ash property
Flexible
tough
shock resistant
laminate well
Colour- pale brown
Ash use
sports equipment
tool handle
Beech property
Fine
tough
durable
Colour- beige with pink hue
Beech use
Toy
Model
Furniture
Veneer
Mahogany property
Easily work
Durable
Finish well
Colour- Red brown
Mahogany use
Expensive furniture
Joinery
Veneer
Balsa property
Soft
Spongy
Good strength
Colour- Pale
Balsa use
Prototype
Modelling
Oak property
Tough
Hard
Durable
Colour- light brown
Oak use
Flooring
Furniture
Train sleeper
Veneer
Softwood types
Pine
Larch
Spruce
Pine property
Light
Easy to work
Can split
Resinous
Colour- pale
Pine use
Interior construction
Furniture
Larch property
Durable
Tough
Water resistant
Good surface finish
Colour- pale brown
Larch use
Cladding
Decking
Floorinig
Moulding
Furniture
Joinery
Veneer
Spruce property
Easy to work
High stiffness
Cream white
Spruce use
Construction
Furniture
Instrument
Manufactured timber
Sheets of processed timber waste or veneer
Combine with adhesive
Made with waste, low grade, recycle wood
Chipboard property
Compressive strength
Not water resistant
Cheap
Chipboard use
Flooring
Cheap furniture
Kitchen unit
Workshop
MDF Property
Rigid
Stable
Smooth
Easy surface
MDF Use
Cheap furniture
Toy
Kitchen unit
Internal Construction
Plywood property
Stable in all direction
Layers in same direction
Plywood use
Furniture
Shelving
Toy
Construction
