Woods

Woods

1. Hardwoods

2. Softwoods

   • Softwoods are from coniferous trees
     • Grow in cold climates and are fast growing, this makes them easy to replace and cheaper than hardwood trees
   • Pine
     • It's soft, white or pale yellow, straight grained, resists to shrinking and swelling.
     • Used for provincial furniture
   • Cedar
   • Yew

3. Manufactured boards

   • MDF
     • Made by squeezing and gluing tiny wood particles together
       • No grain, smooth surface
   • Hardboard
     • Lower strength than other manufactured boards
       • One side smooth the other is rough
   • Blockboard
     • Strips of softwood sandwiched between 'plies'
   • Plywood
     • Thin strips of wood glued together
   • Chipboard
     • Small chips of wood squeezed and glued together
       • Rough surface and cheap