Lecture 4 - Wood
Lecture 4 - Wood
Wood
Introduction to Wood
A section of a branch
showing 27 annual
growth rings, pale
sapwood and dark
heartwood, and pith
(centre dark spot)
The dark radial lines are
small knots
Categories of Wood
Hardwood
Has broad leaves which produce seeds in a shell
Evergreen in the tropics and deciduous (lose their leaves
once a year) in temperate zone
Example-Oak, Maple and Ash
Softwood
Come from coniferous tree which produce cones and has
needlelike leaves and generally evergreen
Example- Larch, Pine and Redwood
Density of Wood
Air drying
Kiln drying
Air Drying