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Materials. Practical Woodworking National 4 & 5. Wood. There is an enormous selection of different timbers available. This range can be split into two groups: Softwoods Hardwoods. Softwoods. Timbers which come from trees that are coniferous (evergreen) Needle like leaves

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  1. Materials Practical Woodworking National 4 & 5

  2. Wood • There is an enormous selection of different timbers available. This range can be split into two groups: • Softwoods • Hardwoods

  3. Softwoods • Timbers which come from trees that are coniferous (evergreen) • Needle like leaves • Seeds found in cones • Most grow fast

  4. Red Pine • Yellow/white softwood • Straight grain • Cheap • Lightweight • Easy to work with • Use for exterior and interior work • Suitable for turning

  5. White Pine • Yellow/white softwood • Cheap • Lightweight • Easy to work with • Use for exterior and interior work • Suitable for turning • Used in construction

  6. Spruce • Pale brown/red • Small knots • Cheap • Fairly strong • Easy to work • Very resistant to splitting • Lightweight • Use for interior work

  7. Larch • Pale Red • Heavy • Hard • Good water resistance • Easy to work • Used in construction and flooring

  8. Cedar • Light brown softwood • Lots of knots • Durable • Good water resistance • Medium weight • Low strength • Easy to work • Used for furniture and veneers

  9. Douglas Fir • Pale Yellow/white softwood • Straight grain • Knot free • Lightweight • Fairly strong • Splits easily • Use for exterior work and plywood

  10. Hardwoods • Come from trees which are deciduous • Have broad leaves that shed in the winter • Slow growing • Have few knots

  11. Mahogany • Red/brown hardwood • Strong • Good water resistance • Easy to work and machine • Used for furniture and veneers

  12. Oak • Pale yellow/brown hardwood • Heavy • Hard and strong • Expensive • Can corrode steel screws from acid • Boat building, barrels, high end furniture and floors

  13. Ash • Pale brown hardwood • Expensive • Strong • Uses include veneers and furniture

  14. Walnut • Dark brown hardwood • Cross grain makes planning difficult • Strong • Can be used both indoors and out for high end furniture and exterior joinery

  15. Beech • Pale yellow hardwood • Hard and heavy • Good for machining • Not suitable for outdoors • Suitable for tool handles, worktops, furniture and floors

  16. Teak • Brown hardwood • Hard and strong • Straight grain • Difficult to glue because of oil in wood • Used in high end furniture, lab benches and ship decking

  17. Man-made Boards • Wide boards of hardwood and softwood are expensive and can warp • Available in large boards • Does not warp • Cost less to buy

  18. Chipboard • Gluing chips of wood together under heat and pressure • Veneer and plastic laminate faced chipboard common • Use for worktops, shelves and furniture making

  19. Hardboard • Made by mixing wood fibres together with resin glue and water then pressed into sheets • Not very strong • Usually used to support timber frames • Found in drawers and cabinets

  20. MDF • Medium Density Fibreboard • Compressed under great pressure • Cheap, strong, easily shaped and finished • Used for all types of furniture, kitchen worktops etc. • Laminated for ease of washing

  21. Plywood • Layers or plies of wood glued together • Grain of ply laid at right angles to the next • Strong • Used for back of cabinets, drawers and lightweight box construction

  22. Blockboard • Sandwich of softwood strips between two plies • Cheaper to manufacture than plywood • Lightweight and strong • Used for doors and box construction

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