Timber GCSE
- Created by: Holly Freegard
- Created on: 17-03-20 13:29
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- Timber
- Types of wood
- Hardwood
- Deciduous trees
- beech
- White to pinkish brown colour, closely grained, hard tough, used in furniture and flooring
- oak
- light brown, open grained, hard, tough, used for furniture.
- balsa
- Mahogany
- Reddish-brown, interlocking grained, durable, used for furniture.
- Softwood
- Coniferous trees
- scots pine
- Pale yellow, straight grained, tough, lightweight, soft, used for construction and fencing.
- western red cedar
- Reddish-brown, straight grained, durable, used for roof cladding and windows.
- Parana pine
- pale yellow, straight grained, hard durable, used for doors and staircases.
- scots pine
- Coniferous trees
- Manufactured board
- Natural timbers bonded by resin
- MDF
- pale brown, wood fibres, dense, used for flooring and furniture
- Plywood
- white or pale yellow, layered, impact resistance, used for flooring
- Chipboard
- pale yellow, straight grained, hard, durable, used for furniture and flooring
- Hardwood
- Finishes
- staining
- Varnishing
- oiling
- Painting
- Change physical properties of wood
- Production
- batch
- Mass
- Continuous
- One-off
- Types of wood
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