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WOODS - Coggle Diagram
WOODS
Softwoods
Pine
Uses of Pine: Furniture
Cedar
Properties of Softwoods
Take 30 years to grow - therefore more sustainable than hardowood
Coniferous trees
Evergreen trees - (needles)
Hardwoods
Deciduous trees (lose their leaves)
Beech
doesn't splinter
uses: toys / tools / furniture
Mahogany
Grows in tropical regions
Used for quality furniture
Oak
quality furniture
Grows in northern hemisphere
Properties: Take a long time to grow 100 years - therefore less sustainable than softwoods
Manufactured Boards
Plywood
MDF (Medium Density Fibreboard)
stable / easy to work with
Hazardous when cutting - dust - contains resin
Plywood
layers at right angles - for strength
Properties: Stable (do not warp)
Chipboard
cheap
easy to work with
absorbs water easily
Properties of timber
Can warp or bend
