ANALYSIS OF TIMBER

CHARACTERISTICE HARDWOOD SOFTWOOD

ORIGENAL FORM DECIDUOUS TREE EVERGREEN TREE

STRENGTH MORE STRONGER LESS STRONGER

FLEXIBILITY NOT FLEXIBLE LESS FLEXIBLE

MOST HARDWOODS HAVE A HIGHER DENSITY THAN MOST SOFTWOODS HAVE A LOWER DENSITY THAN
DENSITY
MOST SOFTWOODS. MOST HARDWOODS.

DURABILITY MORE DURABLE LESS DURABLE

COLOUR GENERALLY DARK IN COLOUR ALWAYS LIGHT IN COLOUR

WEIGHT HEAVY LIGHT

SIZES AVAILABLE UPTO 2 FEET IN WIDE AND 1FEET
SIZES AVAILABLE UPTO 2 FEET IN WIDE AND 1FEET
SIZES THICK
THICK

AVAILABILITY AVAILABLE IN SMALL QUANTITY EASILY AVAILABLE

APPLICATION OF HARDWOOD ARE FLOORING,
FENCING, DECKING, BOATMAKING, LUXURY
APLLICATION
FURNITURE, CLADDING, WOOD CARVING, CEILING,
CABINATES.
HARDWOOD IS TYPICALLY MORE EXPENSIVE THAN
COST SOFTWOOD. COST AVAILABLE IN PER CUBIC FIT
EXAMPLES OF HARDWOOD TREES INCLUDE ALDER,
EXAMPLES BALSA, BEECH, HICKORY, MAHOGANY, MAPLE, OAK,
TEAK, AND WALNUT.
APPLICATION OF SOFTWOOD ARE DOORS, WINDOW
FRAMES, PICTURE FRAMES, DIY CRAFT, FIREWOOD,
BUILDING COMPONENTS, FIXTURES AND FITTINGS,
ROOTS AND INNER WALL STRUCTURES, PROPS AND
TRUSSES IN CONSTRUCTIONS, PAPER
MANUFACTURE, FURNITURE MAKING, CARPENTRY.
SOFTWOOD IS TYPICALLY LESS EXPENSIVE
COMPARED TO HARDWOOD. COST AVAILABLE IN
PER CUBIC FIT
EXAMPLES OF SOFTWOOD TREES ARE CEDAR,
DOUGLAS FIR, JUNIPER, PINE, REDWOOD, SPRUCE,
AND YEW.

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NAME : ABHISHEK LANDE

1 ANALYSIS OF TIMBER SUB : FUNDAMENTALS OF

FURNITURE DESIGN
BRANCH : M-DES
 ANALYSIS OF ENGINEER WOOD
CHARACTERISTICE PLYWOOD MDF HDF PARTICAL BOARD
DEPENDS ON QUALITY OF
STRENGTH LESS STRONG MORE STRONG WEAK
PLYWOOD

FLEXIBILITY AVAILBALE NOT AVAILABLE NOT AVAILABLE NOT AVAILABLE

HARDNESS DEPENDS ON
GENERALLY
HARDNESS QUALITY. GOOD QUALITY GENERALLY SOFT GENERALLY HARD
SOFT
PLAWOOD ALWAYS HARD
MEDIUM
DURABILITY DURABLE(DEPENDS ON MEDIUM DURABLE GENERALLY DURABLE NOT DURABLE
QUALITY)
SIZES AVAILABLE AS PER SIZES AVAILABLE AS PER SIZES AVAILABLE AS PER
SIZES AVAILABLE AS PER
SHEET SHEET SHEET
SIZES SHEET
3’X6’, 3’X7’, 4’X6’, 4’X8’ 3’X6’, 3’X7’, 4’X6’, 4’X8’ 3’X6’, 3’X7’, 4’X6’, 4’X8’
3’X6’, 3’X7’, 4’X6’, 4’X8’

AVAILABLE IN AVAILABLE IN
AVAILABLE IN AVAILABLE IN EVERYWHERE
AVAILABILITY EVERYWHERE EVERYWHERE
EVERYWHERE

APPLICATIONS OF HDF APPLICATIONS OF

APPLICATIONS OF
PLYWOOD ARE CEILING,
PANNELING, MODULAR
APLLICATION
FURNITURES, DOOR,
DECORATIVE ITEMS,
PARTITIONS,
APPLICATIONS OF MDF ARE
ARE CEILING, PARTICAL BOARDS ARE
CEILING, PANNELING,
PANNELING, MODULAR CEILING, PANNELING,
MODULAR FURNITURES,
FURNITURES, DOOR, MODULAR FURNITURES,
DOOR, DECORATIVE ITEMS,
DECORATIVE ITEMS, DOOR, DECORATIVE ITEMS,
PARTITIONS,
PARTITIONS, PARTITIONS,

COSTING AVAILABE AS
COSTING AVAILABE AS PER COSTING AVAILABE AS PER COSTING AVAILABE AS PER
PER SQUARE FIT.
COST SQUARE FIT. GENERALLY SQUARE FIT. GENERALLY SQUARE FIT. GENERALLY
GENERALLY MORE
PLYWOOD ARE EXPENSIVE LESS EXPENSIVE CHEAPER
EXPENSIVE
WEIGHT HEAVY LESS HEAVY MORE HEAVY THAN MDF LIGHTER

SLIDE NO. CINDREBAY SCHOOL OF DESIGN

NAME : ABHISHEK LANDE
ANALYSIS OF TIMBER
2
SUB : FUNDAMENTALS OF FURNITURE
DESIGN
BRANCH : M-DES