Published 13 apr 2018 in news from urbanline urbanline articles.
List of softwood and hardwood and its uses.
It is used for general construction furniture and decking.
Compared to hardwoods softwoods are generally cheaper because they grow more quickly.
Softwood is more popular as timber because of its low cost.
Certain species of softwood are more resistant to insect attack from woodworm as certain insects prefer damp hardwood.
Typically it has a reddish brown color and eventually turns to silver grey.
It is mainly used in the construction of windows doors furniture items paper etc.
Below are five softwoods and uses.
Generally though softwoods are cheaper and easier to work with than hardwoods.
Choosing a timber solution for your next cladding panelling or decking project can be more complex than it seems at first glance.
This is a list of woods most commonly used in the timber and lumber trade.
American hardwood information.
As its name suggests it has a reddish tint to it.
Pros cons best uses.
Making boats and ships for tanning leather furniture making flooring.
Due to its weather resistant feature red cedar is commonly used for roof shingles.
As such they make up the bulk of all wood used in the world with.
Redwood california redwood is fairly soft and has a straight grain.
Various types of softwood lumber are available.
This coniferous softwood is native to the mediterranean areas.
Examples of softwood trees and uses.
The timber may be processed or used as it is for various applications.
Softwood reproduces using cones and occasionally nuts.
Hoop pine araucaria cunninghamii monkey puzzle tree araucaria araucana paraná pine araucaria angustifolia cedar cedrus celery top pine phyllocladus aspleniifolius cypress chamaecyparis.
Hardwood is primarily used for making high quality flooring furniture decks and other construction for long term purpose.
Uses of hardwood vs softwood.
Eastern white pine furniture.
Levels of resilience vary from one softwood species to the next.
However softwoods are generally not as hardy as hardwood.
Douglas fir joinery doors and heavy construction.
Scientifically known as gymnosperms conifer trees are any trees which have needles and produce cones.
Hardwoods also attend to split when you drive in a nail which is not the case with softwoods.
Evergreen trees yield softwood which is easier to cut and work with whereas deciduous hardwood trees are denser sturdier and relatively more difficult to work with.
Are softwoods softer than hardwoods.
In many cases hardwoods and softwoods are both used for many of the same purposes with more emphasis placed on the type of hardwood or softwood and how dense it is.
Redwood is easy to work with is relatively soft 2 on a scale of 1 to 4 and is moderately priced.
