Wood Flashcards
1
Q
Hardwood
A
Oak, mahogany, beech , walnut , elm, teak, balsa,
2
Q
Softwood
A
Pine , redwood, spruce, cedar
3
Q
Manufactured board
A
Plywood , chipboard, mdf , osb, hardwood
4
Q
Hardwood description
A
Deciduous trees drop leaves in winter , broad leaves, slow growing , more expensive , less sustainable eg, ash elm beech flex
5
Q
Oak
A
Used for furniture construction light brown flex mahogany furniture high end red/brown
6
Q
MDF
A
Sawdust with resin compress under heat cheap easy to cut and wokt split
7
Q
Chip board
A
Use wood chips add resin compress under heat cheap easy
8
Q
Hard board
A
Fibers resin compressed under heat
9
Q
Ply wood
A
Ply is layer stack layers of birch in opposite directions the grain to get uniform strength
10
Q
Block board
A
Strips of timber batting stuck together strength
