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
SUB : FUNDAMENTALS OF FURNITURE

1 ANALYSIS OF TIMBER DESIGN

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 ANALYSIS OF ENGINEER WOOD
CHARACTERISTICE PLYWOOD MDF HDF PARTICAL BOARD
DEPENDS ON QUALITY
STRENGTH LESS STRONG MORE STRONG WEAK
OF PLYWOOD

FLEXIBILITY AVAILBALE NOT AVAILABLE NOT AVAILABLE NOT AVAILABLE

HARDNESS DEPENDS ON
QUALITY. GOOD GENERALLY
HARDNESS GENERALLY SOFT GENERALLY HARD
QUALITY PLAWOOD SOFT
ALWAYS HARD
MEDIUM
DURABILITY DURABLE(DEPENDS ON MEDIUM DURABLE GENERALLY DURABLE NOT DURABLE
QUALITY)
SIZES AVAILABLE AS PER SIZES AVAILABLE AS SIZES AVAILABLE AS PER
SIZES AVAILABLE AS PER
SHEET PER 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
AVAILABILITY EVERYWHERE EVERYWHERE EVERYWHERE
EVERYWHERE

APPLICATIONS OF HDF APPLICATIONS OF

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

COSTING AVAILABE AS COSTING AVAILABE AS

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

SLIDE NO. CINDREBAY SCHOOL OF DESIGN

NAME : ABHISHEK LANDE
ANALYSIS OF TIMBER SUB : FUNDAMENTALS OF FURNITURE DESIGN

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