Woods - cons Flashcards
1
Q
Expensive, heavy, rarer, corrodes when in contact with steel (hardwood)
A
Oak
2
Q
Expensive, over-harvested (hardwood)
A
Mahogany
3
Q
Expensive, not resistant to moisture, really difficult to work with (hardwood)
A
Beech
4
Q
Too soft/weak for most purposes (hardwood)
A
Balsa
5
Q
Warps/cracks really easily, soft, prone to discolouration and rot, may start to bleed (softwood)
A
Pine
6
Q
More expensive than pine, soft, warps over time (softwood)
A
Cedar
