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Timber and Manmade boards -1 Flashcards

1
Q

What should be considered when picking materials

A

Functional Performance
Aesthetics
Cost and availability
Properties and characteristics
Environmental considerations
Social and cultural factors

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2
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Name 3 hard woods

A

Oak
Beech
Teak

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3
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Where does oak generally come from

A

Europe and NA

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4
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Where does beech generally come from

A

Central Europe and the UK

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5
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Where does teak generally come from

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, India , Peninsula

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6
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Give a description of oak

A

Yellowy brown in the UK
Red or white in NA
Attractive grains

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7
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Give a description of beech(3)

A

Straight grained
Fine even texture
Pink pale red colour

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8
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Give a description of teak(4)

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Yellow and brown
Straight grained
Oily texture
Can be expensive

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9
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Give some physical properites of oak(3)

A

Strong and tough
Resistant to outdoor conditions
Can be very durable (white oak isnt)
acid that can corrode steel fixings

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10
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Give some physical properties of beech(2)

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Good bending strength
Decent stiffness
Good resitance to impact bearing loads

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11
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Give some physical properties teak(5)

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Strong
Stiff
Natural oil
Very durable
Reisistant to outdoor conditions

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12
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Give some uses of oak

A

Furniture
Joinery
Flooring/Decking
Panelling
Veneers

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13
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Give some uses of teak

A

Interior and exterior furniture

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14
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Give some uses of beech

A

Interior joinery, furniture
Impact needing items
Tool handles
Instruments

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15
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Name 3 soft woods

A

Pine
Spruce
Fir

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16
Q

Give a descripiton of pine(3)

A

White/creamy timber
Straight grained
Sometimes has knots

17
Q

Give a description of spruce
(3)

A

Straight grained
Thin regular texture
Resin Canals - sometimes

18
Q

Give a description of fir(3)

A

Whiteish greyish
Fine to medium texture
No resin

19
Q

But Give some properties of pine
(2)

A

Strong
Stiff

20
Q

Give some properties of spruce
(4)(SHLG)

A

Soft
Has medium density
Low in weight
Good strength and elasticity
resitant to splliting

21
Q

Give some properties of fir
(4)

A

Soft
Low in weight
Medium density
Can be flexible and elastic
good resitance to corrosion

22
Q

Give some uses of pine

A

Exterior and interior joinery, heavy structural use, external furniture

23
Q

Give some uses of spruce

A

Structural, indoor and outdoor
Instruments

24
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Give some uses of fir

A

Indoor and outdoor structural uses, general carpentry, interior constructions

25
Q

What are the types of manufactured boards

A

Laminate boards
Compressed boards

26
Q

Give some advantages of man made board to natural timber

A

Available in large sheets
Do not do things like warp
Consistent properties
Prefinished
Treated with resitance

27
Q

Give some laminate boards

A

Plywood
Blockboard
Laminboard

28
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What are the general properties of laminate boards

A

Thin layers of wood, ontop of eachother with the grains perpendicular, giving it a consitent structure, glued under heart , with synthetic resin

29
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Where would laminate boards be used

A

Load bearing shelves,etc

30
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What are compressed boards

A

Boards made from chips, strands etc of timber glued together under compressive forces

31
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What are some compressed boards

A

Chip board
MDF or HDF

32
Q

Give some properties of chipboard

A

Made from the waste
rather weak and flexible
poor durability
To better it it will have a prefinished surface venner

33
Q

Give some properties of mdf and hdf

A

similar to chipboard, but made of finer fibres , giving a harder surface and greater stability

34
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when choosing timebrs what should be cosnidered

A

grain colour and pattern
compression strength etc
sutiability for lcoation fo use
ease of machine
comemrcial aspects, stock , costs etc

35
Q

what are hardwoods

A

timbers geenrally from slow growing trees

36
Q

what are softwodos

A

timebrs from fast growign trees

37
Q

speak abotu ply wood

A

thin layers of wood, glued at 90 degrees to eachother, good strength in all directiosn etc ,

38
Q

flexible plywood

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