Temperate Hardwoods. Oak Ash Beech Birch. Coarse uniform texture with a straight grain. Creamy white and light brown colour.

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1 Identifying Wds Temperate Hardwds Oak Ash Beech Birch Grain, clur and texture Yellwish brwn with a silvery grain ften used in furniture manufacture can be stained darker t give an aged effect. Medium t carse texture. Carse unifrm texture with a straight grain. Creamy white and light brwn clur. Pale brwn reddish clur with a clse unifrm grain. Texture is unifrm. Bright light glden clur with a very fine grain gives a sheer texture. Facts Oak trees start t prduce acrns after 30 years f age. Member f the live family. Yu may have cme acrss its helicpter seed as a child. Beech burns well and is used in the brewing prcess f Budweiser. Nticeable tree due t the hrizntal lines and vibrant clurs including yellw, red, black... sme types f birch can have a curly grain. With the tree being such a lng thin tree, large planks are nt available.

2 Durability and Weight Very strng hard timber. Large cut f timber: can grw up t 30 meters high, with a trunk diameter f 9 meters. Durable and hardwearing. Relatively strng fr a medium weight timber. Absrbs shck well. Strng durable timber that is resistant t abrasive wear. Durable and heavy material. Durable, hard and strng timber that can withstand crushing and has gd shck resistance. Strength Stain, varnish and plish t a very gd finish Timber with n taste r dur is ften used in kitchen furniture... Finishes well Readily available Timber with n taste r dur Easily nailed and screwed Hardwearing Absrbs shck Fantastic finish when treated Weaknesses Cstly timber Lighter in weight t Oak Can wrap and split. Limited Availability Nt suitable fr utdr use. Can split when being nailed Uses Cabinet making, furniture, barrels, flring. Kitchen cabinets, drs, cues and baseball bats. Brush handles, furniture, cking utensils, plywd and tys. Laminated t make skatebards, veneers, guitar bdies.

3 Trpical Hardwds Mahgany Jelutng Teak Balsa Grain, clur and texture Dark brwn reddish timber with a straight grain and gd texture. Creamy white and pale grain that is very fine. Glden brwn wd, grain can ften have dark markings. Sft ily texture. Bright light glden clured with a very fine grain gives a sheer texture. Facts Often Sapele is used as a cheaper alternative. A Jelutng tree has a latex substance that is remved and used in chewing gum. Labratry benches were made frm teak. Balsa was used t make surfbards befre fibreglass. Durability and Weight Relatively strng fr a medium weight timber. Absrbs shck well. Gd strength fr an extremely lightweight material. Extremely lightweight cmpared t ther hardwds such as mahgany. Strng durable timber that is resistant t abrasive wear. Very durable and heavy material. Gd strength fr an extremely lightweight material. Strength Finishes well Cheap External uses Heat, sund &

4 Internal and external use Easy t carve and shape Lightweight The tree is prtected in Thailand and Malaysia due t its ver felling Oily timber Termite and pest prf vibratin insulatin Lightweight Fast grwing tree Weaknesses Clur darkens with age. Can split Prne t decay In its tree frm is very pisnus Cstly Sft Uses Furniture, bats and musical instruments. Mdel making Furniture, bat decking and flring... Centre f table tennis paddles, mdels...

5 Sftwds Scts Pine Spruce Western Red Cedar Parana Pine Grain, clur and texture Yellwish red grain, clean and straight grain. Creamy white and pale-straight grain with a medium texture. Sft texture, reddish brwn grained timber. Bright glden clur with reddish streaks. Medium grain and gd texture. Facts Native, hme grwn timber. Often used as fire wd due t its pleasant arma when burnt. Spruce branches are used in sme Grand Natinal fences. Western Red Cedar is nt actually a cedar but a member f the Cupressaceae family. Natinal Assembly Oriel cleverly uses Western Red Cedar as fcal pint. Parana Pine is nt a true pine.

6 Durability and Weight Relatively durable utdrs and indrs. Medium weight. Medium weight and durability indrs. If timber used utdrs and left untreated will decay after 12 mnths. Light weight very durable with a fine grain. Gd strength and weight. Strength Relatively strng Grws straight Reasnably priced Fast Grwing Decay resistant Outdr use Nice arma Lw shrinkage Generally Knt free Reasnably priced Weaknesses Can have many knts Must be treated fr utdr use Kntty Nt recmmended fr utdr use Cstly Nt suitable fr utdr use Uses Pulp in the manufacture f paper and engineered bard. Telegraph ples, rf timber, skirting bards... Paper manufacture, pallets, musical instruments, Christmas trees. Fence pst, cladding, ttem ples, decking... Staircase, furniture...