Woods Flashcards
What are 2 types of wood
Hardwood
Softwood
What are hardwood
Most hardwoods are deciduous trees dreand drop their leaves in winter  these trees are slow growing and grow, mainly and warm climate. They produce mainly hard woods
Hard woods are used for
Making of hard woods
Hardwoods are
Generally hard to hard to work
What are examples of hardwoods
Mahogany beech ash walnut teak birch elm and oak
What are softwood
These tree are faster, growing trees have needles of leaves.They mainly grow inThe colder regions of the world. Evergreen trees produce me in the softwoods(coniferous)
Soft wood makes
Inexpensive furniture structures and frames
How is soft wood worked
It is easy to work
What are some example of softwood
Pitch pine redwood parana pine Douglas fir Scot’s pine hoop pine Sitka spruce
Mam made woods
The term man made is given to wood that has been cut out and clue to form a board or sheet
What are the advantages to man made wood
One advantage is size.As solid timber is limited to 300 mm. Wide sheets can be made up 1500 mm
Also of the man made boards such as plywood, can be stronger than solid timber because of the arrangement of the grain
What are disadvantages of man made woods
Prolonged exposure to moisture can often cause man made boards such as MDF and chipboard to become weak.They are difficult to join using normal wood joints and often require special fixings.nailing and screwing into the edge can be a problem as the boards tend to split apart as the screw or nail goes in
What are some examples of man made woods
Plywood
MDF
Chip board
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