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TREE A NATOMY. TREE CUT-AWAY. WARPS IN LUMBER. PHOTOSYNTHESIS. A reaction of organic compounds from carbon dioxide and water. Light is absorbed by chlorophyll, the green pigment present in leaves. This creates energy for the tree. The by-product off this reaction is oxygen.
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PHOTOSYNTHESIS • A reaction of organic compounds from carbon dioxide and water. • Light is absorbed by chlorophyll, the green pigment present in leaves. • This creates energy for the tree. • The by-product off this reaction is oxygen.
Coniferous Trees Softwood Bears needles Evergreens Bears cones to reproduce Deciduous Trees Hardwood Bears leaves Lose their leaves in winter Bears fruits and nuts to reproduce DIVISIONS OF TREES
CONIFEROUS TREES(SOFTWOOD) Lodgepole Pine • Pale-yellow sapwood is soft. • Heartwood is deep yellow to reddish- brown. • Resinous.
CONIFEROUS TREES (SOFTWOOD) White Pine • Straight grain. • Pale-yellow to pale-brown in colour. • Fine resin-duct marks.
CONIFEROUS TREES (SOFTWOOD) Douglas Fir • One of the strongest softwoods. • Straight grain. • Reddish-brown timber. • Pronounced grain.
CONIFEROUS TREES (SOFTWOOD) Yellow Spruce • Non-resinous. • Creamy-white wood. • Slightly pink heartwood.
CONIFEROUS TREES (SOFTWOOD) Western Red Cedar • Soft aromatic timber. • Reddish-brown in colour. • Resistant to mildew and rotting.
CONIFEROUS TREES (SOFTWOOD) Yellow Cedar • Pale-yellow even textured wood. • Fine straight grain.
CLASSIFICATIONS OF HARDWOODS • Ring-porous: clearly defined pores along the growth ring, usually two to three high. • Diffuse-porous: have pores distributed relatively evenly throughout the growth ring.
DECIDUOUS TREES (HARDWOOD) Red Oak • Ring-porous. • Straight grained. • Pinkish-red in colour. • $4.50 per bdft.
DECIDUOUS TREES (HARDWOOD) White Oak • Ring-porous. • Straight grained. • Medium coarse texture. • Whiter wood than red oak. • $6.50 per bdft.
DECIDUOUS TREES (HARDWOOD) White Ash • Ring-porous. • Course but generally straight grained wood. • White sapwood. • Pale-brown heartwood. • $5.50 per bdft.
DECIDUOUS TREES (HARDWOOD) Red Alder • Diffuse-porous. • One of the softest hardwoods. • Can dent with finger nail. • Pale-yellow to reddish-brown colour. • $3.75 per bdft.
DECIDUOUS TREES (HARDWOOD) Western Maple • Diffuse-porous. • Softer hardwood. • Straight grain. • Light creamy-brown colour. • $3.50 per bdft.
DECIDUOUS TREES (HARDWOOD) Eastern Rock Maple • Diffuse-porous. • Very hard & heavy hardwood. • White sapwood. • Straight grain. • $6.50 per bdft.
DECIDUOUS TREES (HARDWOOD) Bird’s Eye Maple • Diffuse-porous. • Very hard & heavy hardwood. • White sapwood. • Has a lot of eyes all over the wood. • $11.50 per bdft.
DECIDUOUS TREES (HARDWOOD) White Birch • Diffuse-porous • Fine straight grained wood. • Creamy-white sapwood. • Pale-brown heartwood. • $4.75 per bdft.
DECIDUOUS TREES (HARDWOOD) American Black Cherry • Diffuse-porous • Hard straight grained wood. • Heartwood is reddish-brown to deep red. • Brown flecks and some gum pockets. • Looks similar to Western Maple. • $5.75 per bdft.
DECIDUOUS TREES (HARDWOOD) Black Walnut • Diffuse-porous. • Softer hardwood. • Usually straight grained, but can be wavy. • Rich dark brown to purplish-black. • $6.50 per bdft.
DECIDUOUS TREES (HARDWOOD) Philippine Mahogany • Diffuse-porous. • Very open grained wood. • Rough texture. • Light brown colour. • $6.75 per bdft.
DECIDUOUS TREES (HARDWOOD) Honduras Mahogany • Diffuse-porous. • Medium textured wood. • Straight grained. • Heartwood is reddish-brown to deep red colour. • $9.65 per bdft.
DECIDUOUS TREES (HARDWOOD) Purpleheart • Diffuse-porous. • Uniform fine to medium texture wood. • Grain direction changes without warning. • Very hard. • Attractive purple colour. • $7.50 per bdft.
DECIDUOUS TREES (HARDWOOD) Orange Padauk • Diffuse-porous. • Very hard and heavy wood. • Rich red to purple-brown colour with red streaks. • $10.75 per bdft.
DECIDUOUS TREES (HARDWOOD) Bubinga • Diffuse-porous. • Straight or interlocked and irregular grain. • Red-brown in colour, with purple veining. • $12.75 per bdft.
DECIDUOUS TREES (HARDWOOD) Wenge • Diffuse-porous. • Very coarse textured wood. • Light brown with dark purple veins. • Very hard and heavy hardwood. • $14.75 per bdft.
DECIDUOUS TREES (HARDWOOD) Zebrawood • Diffuse-porous. • Coarse textured wood. • White wood with dark brown vein lines. • Grain direction changes without warning. • $17.50 per bdft.
DECIDUOUS TREES (HARDWOOD) Cocobolo • Diffuse-porous. • Hard, heavy, tough wood with irregular grain. • Attractive colour, with purple to yellow, with black markings. • $22.75 per bdft.
DECIDUOUS TREES (HARDWOOD) Ebony • Diffuse-porous. • Hard, dense, and heavy wood. • Fine even texture. • Straight, irregular or wavy grain. • Dark brown to black colour. • $92.00 per bdft.
PLYWOOD BOARDS • Decorative plywood. • Three-ply board. • Multi-ply. • Hardwood plywood. • Fir core plywood.
PARTICLE BOARDS • Single-layer chipboard. • Three-layer chipboard. • Melamine chipboard. • Oriented-strand board. • Flakeboard.
FIBREBOARDS • High-density (HM) board. • Low-density (LM) board. • Medium-density fibreboard (MDF). • Oak-veneered MDF board. • Standard hardboard. • Tempered hardboard. • Embossed hardboard. • Decorative-faced hardboard. • Perforated hardboard.
PRO’S Does not warp like solid lumber will. Cut the size you want. No need to glue up panels. Cheaper than solid woods. Uses less trees to make hardwood plywood, than using solid lumber. CON’S Have to glue solid lumber on the end grain to hide the core of the plywood. Exceptable to dents and scratches, exposing the core of the plywood. Appearance not as nice as solid lumber. HARDWOOD PLYWOOD VS. SOLID HARDWOOD