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- Created on: 07-04-14 14:59
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- Hardwoods and features
- Oak, Mahogany, Beech, Ash
- Heavier, Darker colour, More decretive, Expensive, Hard to work
- Used to make furniture and windows
- Heavier, Darker colour, More decretive, Expensive, Hard to work
- Oak, Mahogany, Beech, Ash
- Softwood and Features
- Pine
- Lighter, lighter colour, decorative grain, cheap, easier to work, 30 years to grow
- Used to make joists, floorboards, toys
- Lighter, lighter colour, decorative grain, cheap, easier to work, 30 years to grow
- Pine
- Oak
- Hard, durable, tough
- Uses: high-quality furniture, garden benches, windows
- Advantages: finishes well Disadvantage: contains an acid which erodes steel
- Uses: high-quality furniture, garden benches, windows
- Hard, durable, tough
- Mahogany
- Hard, Tough
- Uses: indoor furniture, window frames
- Advantages: finishes well, relatively easy to work. Disadvantage: proven to warping, some tropical types can be a bit soft and fibrous
- Uses: indoor furniture, window frames
- Hard, Tough
- Beech
- Hard, Tough
- Uses: workshop benches, kitchen chopping boards
- Advantages: turns well, finishes well Disadvantage: proven to warp
- Uses: workshop benches, kitchen chopping boards
- Hard, Tough
- Pine
- lightweight
- Uses: floor boards, garden decking
- Advantages: nice colour and grain pattern, grows quickly Disadvantage: proven to warp, knots can fall out and leave holes
- Uses: floor boards, garden decking
- lightweight
- Warping
- Wood twists along the grain
- Bowing
- wood curves like banana along grain
- Copping
- Wood curves across the grain
- Splitting
- Wood splits along grain
- Hardwoods and features
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