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Bookmark or Share- How Wood is Formed in Trees - The Wood DatabaseUnlike a mostly homogenous piece of foamboard, MDF, or other man-made material, wood is an organic material, and has many distinct characteristics which will be helpful to learn. An immediate and broad distinction that can be made between types of trees (and wood) is the label of hardwood or softwood.
- Wood - Strength, Structure, Uses | BritannicaSuch wide application is made possible by the versatility of wood and its many desirable qualities, such as high strength for its weight, workability, and aesthetic appeal. But wood also has certain undesirable characteristics. It can burn and decay, for instance.
- Wood - Strength, Density, Hardness | BritannicaWood - Strength, Density, Hardness: Sensory characteristics include colour, lustre, odour, taste, texture, grain, figure, weight, and hardness of wood. These supplementary macroscopic characteristics are helpful in describing a piece of wood for identification or other purposes.
- Wood - An introduction to its structure, properties, and usesAn easy-to-understand introduction to wood; how it's grown, harvested, logged, treated, and turned into thousands of useful products.
- Wood | Properties, Production, Uses, & Facts | Britannicawood, the principal strengthening and nutrient-conducting tissue of trees and other plants and one of the most abundant and versatile natural materials. Produced by many botanical species, including both gymnosperms and angiosperms, wood is available in various colours and grain patterns.
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