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OAK PROPERTIES
hard, tough, attractive grain, weather resistant
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OAK USES
furniture, flooring, joinery, boat building
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ASH PROPERTIES
tough, attractive grain, more flexible
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ASH USES
tool handles, ladders, laminating
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MAHOGANY PROPERTIES
interlocking grain so is difficult to work with
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MAHOGANY USES
indoor furniture, shop fittings and cabinets
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TEAK PROPERTIES
hard, tough, straight grain, has natural oils that resist moisture, acids & alkalis
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TEAK USES
outdoor furniture, lab benches, boat decks
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BIRCH PROPERTIES
hard, straight grain, doesn't warp
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BIRCH USES
furniture, indoor panels, veneers
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BEECH PROPERTIES
tough, close grain, hard, doesn't make food taste different
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BEECH USES
chairs, tools, bowls, chopping boards
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PINE PROPERTIES
straight grain, knots
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PINE USES
construction, roof beams, joinery
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SPRUCE PROPERTIES
straight grain, doesn't split
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SPRUCE USES
indoor furniture
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DOUGLAS FIR PROPERTIES
relatively straight grain, few knots, resistant to corrosion
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DOUGLAS FIR USES
veneers, construction,
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LARCH PROPERTIES
hard, tough, resistant to moisture
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LARCH USES
garden furniture, cladding, decking, fencing
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CEDAR PROPERTIES
straight grain, can corrode metals, low density, resistant to moisture
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CEDAR USES
outside cladding, sheds, greenhouses, beehives, interior panelling
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PLYWOOD PROPERTIES
thin layers glued at 90° to compressed into a board, strong in all directions, always odd number of layers
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PLYWOOD USES
structural work, desk tops, indoor furniture, floorboards
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MARINE PLYWOOD PROPERTIES
construction is like plywood but with gap and void free uses specialist water and boil proof glue, so has resistance to moisture, some higher quality is resistant to fungi
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MARINE PLYWOOD USES
boat dashboards, boat lockers, panelling
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AEROPLY PROPERTIES
plywood made from high quality timber, can come in thin sheets, lightweight, flexible
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AEROPLY USES
gliders, laminated furniture, laser cut projects, jewellery items
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FLEXIBLE PLYWOOD PROPERTIES
odd number of layers glued together with 2 outer layers made from open grained timber so is flexible, it's bent and glued around a former to get a solid shape
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FLEXIBLE PLYWOOD USES
laminated furniture, curved panels
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CHIPBOARD PROPERTIES
wood chips compressed with resin like urea formaldehyde
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CHIPBOARD USES
veneered or covered with polymer laminate, kitchen worktops and units, shelves, flat pack furniture
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MDF PROPERTIES
compressed wood fibres, sometimes urea formaldehyde added, has 2 smooth faces, comes in standard grade or veneered with timber layer
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MDF USES
model or mould making, furniture (bookcases, cabinets, desk tops)
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VENEER PROPERTIES
thin slices of timber less than 3mm thick
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VENEER USES
decorative coverings for manufactured boards
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MF LAMINATES PROPERTIES
thi sheets of MF polymer, hard, tough, resistant to chemicals
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MF LAMINATES USES
decorative coverings for chipboard for kitchen worktops
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OAK USES

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furniture, flooring, joinery, boat building

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ASH PROPERTIES

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ASH USES

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MAHOGANY PROPERTIES

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