Woods Flashcards
Oak
Hardwood
Attractive grain
Weather resistant
Contains tannic acid which erodes screw and nails
Furniture flooring boat building
Ash
Hardwood
Tough
Attractive grain
Open grain makes it flexible
Tool handles
Ladders
Sports goods
Mahogany
Hardwood
Interlocking grain makes it difficult to work with
Rich dark red colour
Indoor furniture
Veneers
Teak
Hardwood
Straight grain
Natural oils resistance to moisture
Outdoor furniture
Boat decks
Birch
Hardwood
Straight closed grain
Resists warping
Indoor panelling
Veneers
Beech
Hardwood
Tough
Closed grain
Steamed and I steamed colour
Chairs
chopping boards
Tools
Pine
Softwood
Straight grain
Knotty
Construction work
Roof beams
Spruce
Softwood
Straight grain
Resistant to splitting
Indoor furniture
Douglas fir
Softwood
Straight or slightly wavy grain
Stable
Resistant to corrosion
Joinery and construction
Veneers
Redwood
Softwood
Resists warping and cracking
Rich colour
Structural beams
Cedar
Softwood
Straight grain
Corrodes ferrous metals due to acidity
Low density
Damping rot and insect resistant
Exterior cladding
Garden furniture
Greenhouses
Larch
Softwood
Tough
Attractive grain pattern fades to silver when exposed to outside
Garden furniture
Decking
Fencing
Plywood
Thin layers glued at 90
Compressed
Good strength
Always odd number of layers
Indoor furniture
Floorboards
Marine plywood
Gap and void free
Specialist water and boil proof glue
Moisture resistant
High quality
Fungal attack resistant
Boat decking
Aero ply
High quality
Birch
Thin sheets
Lightweight
East to bend around support frame
Gliders
Laminated furniture
Flexi ply
Odd number of layers glued together
2 outer layers have open grain
Sheet to flex
Bent and glued around former
Curved panels
Laminated furniture
Chipboard
Wood chips compressed with resin
Urea formaldehyde
Veneered or covered with laminate
Kitchen worktops
Shelving
Flat pack
MDF
Compressed wood fibres
Sometimes UF added as resin
2 smooth faces available
Model or mould making
Book cases
Affordable furniture
Veneers
Thin slices of wood less than 3mm thick
Decorative covers for manufactured boards
Melamine formaldehyde laminates
Thin sheets of polymer
Hard tough chemical resistant
Decorative covering for chipboard for kitchen worktops
