Woods Flashcards
1
Q
MB Chipboard: 3
A
- Heavy
- Strength depends on density
Kitchen cabinets, IKEA
2
Q
MB Flexi Ply: 3
A
- Strong
- Plywood but with notches for flexibility
For bendy furniture and overall coolness
2
Q
MB Medium Density Fiberboard: 4
A
- Strong and machineable
- Paints well
- Not waterproof
Furniture, construction
3
Q
MB Hardboard: 3
A
- Like hard cardboard (shelf’s backboard)
- weak, brittle
Cheap furniture, drawer bottoms
4
Q
MB Plywood: 4
A
- can come in any kind of wood
- squashed jenga
- very strong and machineable
Furniture, construction, joinery
4
Q
HW Oak: 4
A
- hallway cabinet brown
- hard, tough, heavy
- durable, hardens with age
Boat decks, high quality furniture
5
Q
Plywood 4
A
- can come in any kind of wood
- squashed jenga
- very strong and machineable
Furniture, construction, joinery
5
Q
HW meranti: 4
A
- like mahogany in colour
- easy to work with
- readily accepts varnish, paint or stain
Nice furniture, joinery, veneer
6
Q
HW ash: 4
A
- yellowish
- bends well
- tough
Tool handles, snooker cues
7
Q
HW beech: 4
A
- mid-brown
- hard, strong
- our esteemed hedge
High quality furniture, toys
8
Q
HW mahogany: 5
A
- reddie, purple, brown, burgundy
- easy to work with
- durable
- warpie ~
High quality furniture, veneers
9
Q
SW cedar “smells nice”: 5
A
- reddish-pink, straight-grained
- easy to work with
- durable, light
- high oil content
Outdoor construction, posts, cladding
10
Q
SW Spruce “few knots”:
A
- pale yellow, straight-grained
- quite strong
- NOT durable, will scratch
Internal furniture
11
Q
SW Red Pine
A
- red-orange, straight-grained but knotty
- quite strong
Building and construction
12
Q
HW teak: 3
A
- Dark brown
- very strong
- High oil content
Outdoor furniture
