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PRACTICAL WOODWORK

PRACTICAL WOODWORK. TIMBER RECOGNITION. WHITE PINE. SOFTWOOD Inexpensive Soft Weak Lightweight Low water resistance Easy to work and shape Used in the construction industry. RED PINE. SOFTWOOD Inexpensive Soft Weak light-weight low water resistance easy to work and shape

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PRACTICAL WOODWORK

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  1. PRACTICAL WOODWORK TIMBER RECOGNITION

  2. WHITE PINE • SOFTWOOD • Inexpensive • Soft • Weak • Lightweight • Low water resistance • Easy to work and shape • Used in the construction industry

  3. RED PINE • SOFTWOOD • Inexpensive • Soft • Weak • light-weight • low water resistance • easy to work and shape • Used for furniture.

  4. CEDAR • SOFTWOOD • Medium-weight • low shock resistance and stiffness • generally low strength properties. • Water-resistant heartwood • Works fairly well, although knots and in-grown bark can be troublesome. • Used for furniture and veneers.

  5. LARCH • SOFTWOOD • Moderately heavy and hard with moderate stiffness • Good crushing strength • Water resistance • Works fairly easily, but knots may blunt cutting edges. • Used for construction and flooring.

  6. ASH • HARDWOOD • Moderately heavy • hard, strong, and tough • poor water resistance • Steam-bends very well • Machines fairly well • Used for furniture and tool handles.

  7. OAK • HARDWOOD • Heavy, hard and strong with outstanding wear-resistance • Steam-bends very well • Difficult to work by hand • Used for furniture, veneers, barrels.

  8. BEECH • HARDWOOD • Hard and heavy • high bending and crushing strength • good water resistance. • Machines well but can be difficult to work by hand. • Used for tool handles, worktops and veneers.

  9. MOGANY/MERANTI • HARDWOOD • Heavy, hard and strong • outstanding wear-resistance. • Steam-bends very well. • Difficult to work by hand. • Used for furniture, veneers, barrels.

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