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: ''Topic in [[Cabinet making courses]]'' | : ''Topic in [[Cabinet making courses]]'' | ||
| + | When you work with wood, you want to make the best choice for which wood to use. When you have boards in stock you wish to be able to determine the type of wood by looking at it. Smelling the wood can also be a big help in determining the type of wood. | ||
== Images of wood == | == Images of wood == | ||
: ''Click on the links of the trees to read a section 'Uses of wood', for example [[Castanea sativa]]'' | : ''Click on the links of the trees to read a section 'Uses of wood', for example [[Castanea sativa]]'' | ||
<gallery caption="" widths="170px" heights="120px" perrow="4"> | <gallery caption="" widths="170px" heights="120px" perrow="4"> | ||
| + | File:Acacia wood.JPG|[[Acacia]] | ||
File:Padouk, afrikanisch Holz.JPG|African padouk, from [[Pterocarpus]] | File:Padouk, afrikanisch Holz.JPG|African padouk, from [[Pterocarpus]] | ||
File:Alder wood.JPG|[[Alder]] | File:Alder wood.JPG|[[Alder]] | ||
| + | File:Apple tree wood.JPG|[[Apple]] | ||
File:Ash wood.JPG|[[Ash]] | File:Ash wood.JPG|[[Ash]] | ||
File:Birke Holz.JPG|[[Birch]] | File:Birke Holz.JPG|[[Birch]] | ||
| − | File: | + | File:Bossé wood.JPG|Bosse wood (pink mahagony). See [[Guarea]] |
| − | File: | + | File:European beech wood.JPG|[[Beech]] (European beech) |
File:Bilinga.jpg|Bilinga(Obebe), from [[Nauclea diderrichii]] | File:Bilinga.jpg|Bilinga(Obebe), from [[Nauclea diderrichii]] | ||
File:Cedrus wood.jpg|[[Cedar]] | File:Cedrus wood.jpg|[[Cedar]] | ||
| − | File: | + | File:Black cherry wood.JPG| Cherry, [[Black cherry]] |
| + | File:Cherry wood (Prunus avium).JPG|[[Cherry]] wood (Prunus avium) | ||
| + | File:Douglas-fir wood.JPG|[[Douglas-fir]] | ||
File: Macassar01.jpg|Ebony wood, mostly from [[Diospyros]] | File: Macassar01.jpg|Ebony wood, mostly from [[Diospyros]] | ||
File:Elm wood.JPG|[[Elm]] | File:Elm wood.JPG|[[Elm]] | ||
File:Fir wood (Abies alba).JPG|[[Fir ]](Abies alba) | File:Fir wood (Abies alba).JPG|[[Fir ]](Abies alba) | ||
File:Norway spruce wood.JPG| Fir, from Picea abies(Norway spruce), see [[Spruce]] | File:Norway spruce wood.JPG| Fir, from Picea abies(Norway spruce), see [[Spruce]] | ||
| + | File:Iroko wood.JPG|[[Iroko]] wood | ||
File:Larch wood.JPG|[[Larch]] | File:Larch wood.JPG|[[Larch]] | ||
| − | File: | + | File:Maple wood.JPG|[[Maple]] |
File:Mountain pine wood.JPG|[[Mountain pine]] | File:Mountain pine wood.JPG|[[Mountain pine]] | ||
File:Oak wood (Quercus robur).JPG|[[Oak]](Quercus robur) | File:Oak wood (Quercus robur).JPG|[[Oak]](Quercus robur) | ||
File:Pine wood.JPG|[[Pine]] | File:Pine wood.JPG|[[Pine]] | ||
File:Pappel Holz.JPG|[[Poplar]], used for packaging, matches, clogs | File:Pappel Holz.JPG|[[Poplar]], used for packaging, matches, clogs | ||
| + | File:Plum wood.JPG|[[Plum]] wood | ||
File:Ramin Holz.JPG|Ramin, from [[Gonystylus]] | File:Ramin Holz.JPG|Ramin, from [[Gonystylus]] | ||
File:Robinia wood.JPG|[[Robinia]] | File:Robinia wood.JPG|[[Robinia]] | ||
File:Rio-Palisander, dunkel Holz.JPG|Rosewood, from [[Dalbergia]] | File:Rio-Palisander, dunkel Holz.JPG|Rosewood, from [[Dalbergia]] | ||
| + | File:Sipo mahagony wood.JPG|Sipo mahogany wood | ||
File:Elsbeere Holz.jpg|[[Sorbus torminalis]] | File:Elsbeere Holz.jpg|[[Sorbus torminalis]] | ||
File:Sweet chestnut wood.JPG|Sweet chestnut, see [[Castanea sativa]] | File:Sweet chestnut wood.JPG|Sweet chestnut, see [[Castanea sativa]] | ||
| − | File: | + | File:Taxus wood.JPG|Taxus baccata, see [[Taxus]] |
File:Teak wood.JPG|[[Teak]] | File:Teak wood.JPG|[[Teak]] | ||
File:Thuja wood.JPG|[[Thuja]] | File:Thuja wood.JPG|[[Thuja]] | ||
File:Lime wood.JPG|[[Tilia]], Lime wood | File:Lime wood.JPG|[[Tilia]], Lime wood | ||
| − | File: | + | File:Walnut wood.JPG|[[Walnut]] |
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Latest revision as of 19:31, 4 February 2012
- Topic in Cabinet making courses
When you work with wood, you want to make the best choice for which wood to use. When you have boards in stock you wish to be able to determine the type of wood by looking at it. Smelling the wood can also be a big help in determining the type of wood.
Images of wood
- Click on the links of the trees to read a section 'Uses of wood', for example Castanea sativa
African padouk, from Pterocarpus
- Bossé wood.JPG
Bosse wood (pink mahagony). See Guarea
Beech (European beech)
Bilinga(Obebe), from Nauclea diderrichii
Cherry, Black cherry
Cherry wood (Prunus avium)
Ebony wood, mostly from Diospyros
Fir (Abies alba)
Fir, from Picea abies(Norway spruce), see Spruce
Iroko wood
Oak(Quercus robur)
Poplar, used for packaging, matches, clogs
Plum wood
Ramin, from Gonystylus
Rosewood, from Dalbergia
Sipo mahogany wood
Sweet chestnut, see Castanea sativa
Taxus baccata, see Taxus
Tilia, Lime wood
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External links
- Houtsoorten Dutch Wikipedia
- Liste der Holzarten German Wikipedia
- Список пород древесины Russian Wikipedia
- List of woods Wikipedia
- Know your woods http://www.frontgate.com
- Wood Wikipedia
- Woodsampler Woodworker's Website Assocation, showing images of wood samples of many species
