Wood

Wood

1. Soft Wood

   • Pine
     • Cheap
     • Easy to work with
     • Pale

2. Hard Wood

   • Mahogany
     • Expensive
     • Difficult to use
     • Light brown
   • Oak
     • Expensive
   • Teak
     • Resistant to decay

3. Man made Board

   • Blockboard
     • Softwood strips bonded together
     • Covered with a sheet of plywood
   • Plywood
     • Made from veneers
     • Grain layers at right angles
     • Bonded with resin and pressure
   • MDF
     • Dust and resin
     • Can be painted
     • Worked shaped and machined easily
     • Cheap
   • Chipboard
     • Chips bonded with resin
     • Formed into sheets by compression
     • Covered with plastic laminate or wood veneer
   • Hardboard
     • Wood fibres that have been pulped
     • Smooth on one side and not the other
     • Not as strong