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Woods (Hardwoods (Properties (More dense/heavy), Examples ((Oak (Uses…

- - - - Oak
        
        Northern hemisphere, unsustainable - long time to grow
        
        Uses
        
        High quality furniture
      - Ash
      - Walnut
      - Maple
      - Beech
        
        Found in Europe and North America, doesn't splinter
        
        Uses
        
        Tools
        
        Toys
        
        Furniture
      - Mahogany
        
        Tropical, Straight grain, expensive
        
        Uses
        
        High quality furniture
- - - - Cedar
      - Fir
      - Larch
      - Redwood
      - Pine
        
        Parana pine - southern Brazil, can be expensive
        
        uses
        
        Quality internal joinery
- - - - Cheap, easy to work with, but absorbs water easily
    - - Particles/fibres pressed while mixed with resin
      - Low cost, worked easily, stable, safety hazard if particles are released into the air
    - - Veneers of timber and bonded together with resin and pressure at right angles each layer - higher stability and strength