WOODWORK
Trees and there leaves
Trees are divided into 2 Categories
Coniferous or Evergreen
Keeps its leaves all year round (except Larch)
Wood is called Softwood
Light colour
Seeds are in pine cones
Grows quickly (20-30 yrs)
Wood is usually cheaper
Wood is usually softer and less durable
Deciduous
Needle-like leaves
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Loses its leaves in Autumn (except holly)
Wood is called Hardwood
Usually darker in colour
Broad leaves
Seeds borne in nuts/berries
Slow growing (80-100 yrs)
Wood is more expensive
Wood is harder and more durable
Timber & The
Environment
World Distribution of Forests
Two great bands of forest circle the globe.
The Boreal Forest or Great Coniferous
Belt. Situated in the Northern hemisphere.
Large Coniferous forests where they are managed and replanted.
These countries export softwood and plywood/chipwood
Most of the worlds paper comes from here
tropical Rainforests
Occurs above and below the Equator
Broad leafed deciduous forests
Deforestation is the cutting down of forests
Timbers great advantage as a fuel and material is
that it is renewable but we must replant as we use
Deforestation
Carbon footprint
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