What are the function of softwood?

Answer 1

Aparently soft wood can be used to make paper. I am doin a h/w projet on a similar project and cant find many answers either! Please send in your answers! - Ailsa Soft wood is defined as wood coming from an evergreen tree. There are numerous types of evergreen trees (i.e. orange, avocado, pine, etc.). One of the largest uses of soft wood is for what is known as "dimensional lumber" in the construction field. Dimensional lumber refers to wood that has been cut to specific sizes (i.e. 2" X 4" ; 2" X 8" ; 1" X 2" ; 1" X 4" ; 4" X 4" ; etc...). This type of lumber is used for studs (vertical usually 2" X 4" sometimes 2" X 6") that are inside walls for structural support. Also inside the walls, are what is known as plates. Plates are horizontal laying dimensional lumber nailed to the tops and the bottoms of the studs for further structural support. Soft wood is used for rafters, joists, headers, doors, and flooring, trim(refers to pieces of wood that go around the door jambs, baseboard, window sills, etc...). Soft wood is also used in the manufacturing of plywood and OSB. OSB which main use is as roof decking. Plywood uses include as roof decking material, subflooring, and in some cabinet constructions. Other soft wood uses are for decks, window frames, cabinets, desks, furniture, siding, Fencing, in woodcarving work, jewlry boxes, etc.... If you go to your local lumberyard or home improvement center, virtually all the wood found in that store is soft wood. If it is green in color, it is usually a treated soft wood for exterior use. This treatment increases the durability and/or life expectantcy of the wood. And last, but not least...the sawdust and small chips from the lumber mills from sawing and planing of the trees into the dimensional lumber and plywoods that cannot be used for anything else is used by paper manufacturers in the production of paper. Hope this helps. - dmt

Answer 2

soft wood is used to make things like paper pulp and any type of card product which is made from saw chips and/or saw dust. it can be used for things like house framing and fencing but other than that its used for things like furniture and wood work. I hope this helps