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The difference between hardwood and softwood is in the closeness of the grain. For instance the timber that comes from eucalyptus is close and fine grained and is classed as a hardwood. Pine has a loose coarse grain and is a soft wood. Balsarwood as used in model airplanes is also classed as hardwood, because of it's grain not because of it's hardness.
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What makes hardwoods stronger than softwoods?
fabric that are made of
Is walnut wood a hard wood?
Yes, "hardwoods" are woods that have and lose leafs. A "softwood" has green needles etc. year round. Hardwoods can be soft an soft woods can be hard in density.
What is a type of hard wood?
Walnut, birch, elm, rosewood, cherry, zebra, ebony(extremely hard). This is a sampling of typical and semi-exotic hardwoods. If your curious, look for wooden tables & chairs for sale online - they're all made of hardwoods.
Which type of timber makes the most expensive timber?
Hardwoods, such as oak, teak, mahogany, etc.
Why is cherry wood a hard wood?
Cherry is a hardwood because all deciduous trees are classed as hardwoods.
Where is hard wood found?
Hardwoods can be found in oak trees or mahogany trees. :p Hope this helps with whatever your doing......
What is wood classified into?
Wood is classified as either softwood or hardwood.The evergreen trees, such as pine, are called softwoods. The hardwoods are the deciduous trees, the ones that lose their leaves in the winter.In spite of their names, not all softwoods are soft and not all hardwoods are hard!
Can you give me 2 types of hardwood and softwood?
Oak and Maple are hardwoods Pine And Fir are soft woods
What are the uses of maple and hickory hardwoods?
some Hardwoods come in different textures. or some come in different type of colours-for example dark and light! but what are the other uses of hardwoods!
Which firewoods are hardwoods?
There are many different types of hardwoods. Some common hardwoods are: Sugar Maple Oak Beech Walnut Hickory Ash Cherry Hardwoods used for firewood produce more heat and burn longer than a softwood like pine.
Do deciduous trees have hard or soft wood?
Hardwoods come from broadleafed trees. These are generally deciduous although there are a few broadleaved evergreen trees. Hardwoods include maple, ash, elm, oak and others. The term hardwood is confusing as some softwood trees have wood harder than some hardwoods. As an example some hardwoods (e.g. balsa) are softer than most softwoods, while yew is an example of a hard softwood. Technically the distinction between hardwood and softwood relates to the plant's reproduction. All trees reproduce by producing seeds, but the seed structure varies. Hardwood trees are angiosperms, seeds with some sort of covering. Softwoods are gymnosperms. These plants let seeds fall to the ground as is, with no covering.
What makes solids hard?
what makes solid hard
