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Wood Flashcards

1
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Name 3 hard woods…

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Oak
Birch
Teak

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Name 3 soft woods…

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Pine
Cedar
Spruce

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Name 3 Manufactured boards…

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MDF … Medium Density Fibreboard
Plywood
Block board

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4
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Name 3 standard components…

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Hinges
Brackets
Screws

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Properties of hardwoods

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Loose their leaves seasonally in winter

Tend to be harder than softwoods with the exception of balsa

Wider variety of colours and textures than softwoods

Take longer to mature

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Properties of softwoods

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Trees that have needles/exposed seeds instead of leaves

They grow quickly

Tend to be cheaper than hard woods

Used by construction industry and to produce paper pulp and card

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What is SEQUOIA used for

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It’s a softwood

Interior and exterior joinery

Roof shingles

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What is PARANA PINE used for

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It’s a softwood

Furniture and turning wood products

Used to manufacture plywood

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What is SCOTS PINE used for

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It’s a softwood

Furniture

The construction industry

Interior work

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What is RED CEDAR used for

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It’s a softwood

Decking

Furniture

General construction

Roof shingles

Resists weather

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What is YEW used for

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It’s a softwood

Interior and exterior furniture

Gate posts

Wood turning

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What’s DOUGLAS FIR used for

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It’s a softwood

Construction industry

Production of plywood

A range of joinery work

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What is LARCH used for

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It’s a TOUGH softwood

Boat planking

Window frames

Floors

Staircases

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What is EUROPEAN BEECH used for

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It’s a hardwood

Quality furniture

Handles

Manufacturing chairs

Wood turning

As a facing for plywood

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What is EUROPEAN OAK used for

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It’s a hardwood

Quality furniture

Cabinet making

Boat building

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What is EUROPEAN WALNUT used for

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It’s a hardwood

Solid and veneer form for high class furniture

Cabinet making

Bank and office fittings

17
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What is BALSA used for

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It’s a hardwood

Popular for model making

Also used occasionally to package delicate items

18
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What is ENGLISH ELM used for

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It’s a hardwood

Wood turning

A veneer

To provide a quality finish on cheaper woods

19
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What is BRAZILIAN MAHOGANY used for

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It’s a hardwood

Used widely as veneer

Furniture

Boat building

20
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What is EUROPEAN ASH used for

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It’s a hardwood

Cabinet making

Boats

Handles of tools

And veneered plywood

21
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What is BLOCK BOARD?

What is it used for?

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It’s a man made board

This is built up with a core of softwood strips bonded together with adhesive and covered with a sheet of plywood on either side.

Used as a building material and for furniture manufacture including fitted kitchens / bedrooms.

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What is CHIPBOARD?

What is it used for?

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It’s a man made board

This is made up of small chips of wood bonded together with resin and formed into sheets by compression. It is not as strong as plywood and block board but it is not expensive.

Chipboard is often covered with a plastic laminate or wood veneer and used in furniture.

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What is HARDBOARD?

What is it used for?

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It’s a man made board.

This is made from wood fibres that have been pulped.

The pulp is put under pressure until the fibres bond to produce a tough board that is smooth on one side and rough on the other.

It is not as strong as the other boards.

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What is MEDIUM DENSITY FIBER BOARD (MDF)?

What is it used for?

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It’s a man made board

A quality board, relatively cheap.

This board is composed of fine wood dust and resin pressed into a board.

This material can be worked, shaped and machined easily.

Paint can be applied to it without the need for an undercoat or primer.

Used in the building and furniture trades.

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What is PLYWOOD?

What is it used for?

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It’s a man made board

This is made from veneers (plies) of timber with each grain layer being at right angles to each other and bonded together by resin and pressure.

A number of grades are available, designed to suit a variety of situations.

  1. Marine plywood that is moisture resistant.
  2. Weather and boil proof plywood.
  3. Boil resistant plywood.
  4. Interior plywood.
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What is FLEXI PLY?

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Flexi ply is a form of plywood but it is extremely flexible.

Thin marine plywood can be forced to form curves and bends, but eventually it will split, if pressured too far. Normal plywood tends to resist bending.
However, flexi ply is composed of layers of thin plies. This means that it will bend into various ‘curved’ shapes, quite easily.

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