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Natural woods and man-made board
- timber
- made from trees
- made from trees
- two types
- hardwood
- decisuous trees- lose leaves each autum
- beech
- chairs and toys
- tough, hard and wear resistant
- tough, hard and wear resistant
- chairs and toys
- mahogany
- veneers and indoor furntiture
- high- quality, polishes well, but has
interlocking grain, making it difficult to
work
- high- quality, polishes well, but has
interlocking grain, making it difficult to
work
- veneers and indoor furntiture
- decisuous trees- lose leaves each autum
- softwood
- coniferous trees- evergreen
- grow faster- usually cheaper
- grow faster- usually cheaper
- redwood
- Scots pine
- construction work
- easy to work, durable, relatively cheap
- easy to work, durable, relatively cheap
- Scots pine
- Western Red Cedar
- silky smooth finish
- outdoor woodwork- contains natural oils protecting it from the weather
- silky smooth finish
- coniferous trees- evergreen
- hardwood
- conversion
- Cutting wood from tree trunks
- then: seasoning
- planks are dried- to prevent it warping or twisting
- machined
- into shape
- into shape
- machined
- planks are dried- to prevent it warping or twisting
- then: seasoning
- Cutting wood from tree trunks
- Manufactured board
- made from wood fibre or layers
- no limit on size, they're not cut from trees so can be made into large sheets
- cost less
- more environmentally friendly
- use waste from the processing of wood
- use waste from the processing of wood
- properties are not affected by grain of the wood
- MDF
- Medium Density Fibreboard
- made by squeezing and gluing tiny wood particles together
- no grain- smooth surface
- DIY indoor furniture
- Medium Density Fibreboard
- Hardboard
- slightly larger particles
- one side smooth, other rough
- lower strength than other manufactured boards
- places where it cant be seen- backs of drawers
- slightly larger particles
- Plywood
- thin strips of wood, glued together
- veneers
- each strip is glued with the grain running at a right angle to the previous one
- appearance can be improved by covering it in high- quality hardwood venneers
- appearance can be improved by covering it in high- quality hardwood venneers
- each strip is glued with the grain running at a right angle to the previous one
- veneers
- thin strips of wood, glued together
- Blockboard
- strips of softwood sandwiched between 'plies'
- the grain of the plies runs at right angles to the softwood strips
- the grain of the plies runs at right angles to the softwood strips
- strips of softwood sandwiched between 'plies'
- Chipboard
- small chips of wood squeezed and glued together
- appearance improved by hardwood veneers or a thin layer of plastic
- cheap with rough surface
- kitchen worktops
- small chips of wood squeezed and glued together
- made from wood fibre or layers
- renewable materials
- if managed sustainably, it will never run out
- if managed sustainably, it will never run out
- reclaimed wood
- good quality wood can be re-used
- good quality wood can be re-used
- wood can also be recycled
- e.g. for making manufacture boards
- e.g. for making manufacture boards
- or just burned as fuel, to produce energy
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