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Which is easier to cut hardwood or softwood?
Softwood is softer than hardwood, and so is easier to cut.
Are hardwoods heavier than softwoods?
Softwood. It is less dense.
Why is hardwood cheaper?
Hardwood is normally more expensive than softwood. This is because hard wood is generally a better quality than softwood, takes longer to grow and is pretty.
Is a Hardwood or Softwood Table and chairs easier to clean?
Hardwood tables and chairs are generally easier to clean than softwood but it also depends on the kind of finish on them too.
What makes softwood sustainable?
It is sustainable because it grows all year round and that means it is not damaging our environment as much because it grows quickly much quicker than hardwood because hardwood doesn't grow all year round like softwood and that is also why softwood is cheaper than hardwood.
What are softwood and hardwood used for?
Softwood is alot cheaper as it is faster to grow than hardwood.
What are tindalo trees?
Tindalo tree is a hardwood it is more expensive than the softwood
Are cheap trees a hardwood or softwood?
Price has nothing do do with it. Balsa is a hardwood - though it's very soft. Fir is softwood but is more expensive than pine which is more expensive than spruce (all softwoods). Two definitions for hardwood/softwood: 1) softwoods never lose their leaves/needles; hardwoods do when it gets cold. 2) softwood seeds fall to the ground; hardwood seeds are contained within something that drops from the tree (apple, chestnut, acorn, etc.)
Why are there fewer softwoods than hardwoods?
even though it takes longer for hardwood to grow softwood is not very usefull as hardwood so they grow less.
Is hardwood more useful than softwood?
softwood grows faster, so it is cheaper and more renewable. Also, many species of softwood trees feature straight central trunks, which is more conducive to producing lumber.
How is softwood different to hardwood?
Iit is different because it generally comes in a lighter colour than other woods.
Why does hardwood float higher than soft wood?
It doesn't. The height that a piece of wood floats above waterline is a function of the density of the wood. In general, hardwood is denser than softwood (not always), hence generally floats lower in the water than softwood. Certain hardwoods (Ipe for example) are actually denser than water, and sink.
