1. Evergreen all year round
Coniferous Trees:
Trees stay evergreen all year round
Coniferous trees will grow at a faster rate
Tend to have needles rather than leaves
Deciduous Trees:
Trees will lose their leaves in winter
Hardwood trees tend to be slow growing broad leafed trees.
Manufacture:
It means the making of goods by manual labour or by machinery.
Examples of manufactured board products:
Evergreen all year round
Examples of manufactured boards:
MDF
Summer
Winter
Stands for Medium Density Fibreboard.
Examples of softwoods:
Examples of hardwoods:
Easy to work with
Stable and uniform strength
Used in high quality furniture
Beech
Hardwearing and strong.
Used in household furniture
Pine
A high quality board made by pulping wood fibres and then compressing them greatly. It is very smooth and stable, it cuts well and is used in high quality furniture.
Tough and durable.
Oak
Used for outdoor furniture
Plywood
Cedar
Durable and easy to work with.
Veneers glued at 90 degrees
Very flat and strong
Used in toys and interior doors
Mahogany
Used for building materials
Strong, durable, resistant to moisture
Spruce
Plywood is made by gluing together thin layers of wood called veneers. Each layer has the grain going across the one below. This makes it very flat and strong. Is it used for toys, interior doors and bottoms of drawers.
Teak