Woods Flashcards
(24 cards)
What are the four hardwoods
Mahogany beech ash oak
What are the properties of mahogany
Expensive decorative
What are the properties of beech
Close grained not toxic
What are the properties of ash
Long grained good resistance to shock
What are the properties of oak
Beige-brown colour decorative
Uses of mahogany
Doors and window frames
Uses for beech
Kitchen utensils and rolling pins
Uses of ash
Hockey sticks and cricket stumps
Uses of oak
Kitchen units and furniture
What are the four softwoods
Pine parana tree spruce cedar
Properties of pine
Inexpensive and pale
What are the properties of parana tree
Fine even texture pale creamy brown colour
Properties of spruce
Very hard dead knots tough
Properties of cedar
Natural chemicals good rotting resistant
Uses of pine
Making molds and furniture
Uses of parana tree
Staircases and window sills
Uses of spruce
Rafters and newspapers
Uses of cedar
Closest and chests
What are the three manufactured boards
Plywood MDF and chip board
Properties of plywood
Layers of thin wood and extremely strong
Properties of MDF
Small particles of wood chips forms a sheet
Properties of chip board
Chips of wood difficult to cut
Uses of plywood
Crates and bins
Uses of MDF
Mechanical toys and boxes