Woods

• HARDWOODS


  Deciduous trees have broader leaves that change colour during the year and fall off in the winter
• HARDWOODS


  • Come from deciduous trees
  • Deciduous trees have flat leaves that fall off in autumn
  • Deciduous trees have flowers and produce seeds such as nuts and fruit
  • Durable and generally more resistant to surface marking
  • Usually used for high quality work such as furniture
  • Generally more expensive than softwoods due to time to reach maturity
• Examples of Hardwoods


  • Mahogany
  • Oak
• Deciduous trees


  Take approximately 100 years to grow
• SOFTWOODS


  Coniferous trees with needle-like leaves that do not fall off in winter
• MANUFACTURED BOARDS


  Man-made wood products
• Hardwood


  A type of wood that comes from deciduous trees, which are trees that have broad leaves that change color and fall off in the winter.
• Deciduous trees


  A type of tree that has broad leaves that change color and fall off in the winter.
• Types of wood


  • Softwoods
  • Hardwoods
  • Manufactured boards
• Softwoods

  • Evergreen or coniferous
  • Have needle-like leaves that they keep all winter
  • Grow faster than hardwoods (10-30 years)
  • Cheaper than hardwoods
  • Have more knots than hardwood trees
  • Coniferous (e.g. trees that bear cones)
  • Grow tall and straight so giving long planks of wood
  • Happy to grow in colder climates than hardwoods
  • Have fir cone seeds that can often be seen on the trees well after they have formed
• Softwoods


  • Pine
  • Spruce