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  2. List of woods - Wikipedia

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    FSC Lesser Known Timber Species; NCSU Inside Wood project; Reproduction of The American Woods: exhibited by actual specimens and with copious explanatory text by Romeyn B. Hough; US Forest Products Laboratory, "Characteristics and Availability of Commercially Important Wood" from the Wood Handbook Archived 2021-01-18 at the Wayback Machine PDF ...

  3. List of inventoried hardwoods in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A common ornamental, and also in demand as a fast-growing source of light wood for construction and furniture. The tree is most common on the lower slopes of the Appalachians and in the Piedmont. Uses: timber; landscaping, pulpwood, sap resins, veneers. [101] All but ME NH WI

  4. Wood - Wikipedia

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    Wood can be dated by carbon dating and in some species by dendrochronology to determine when a wooden object was created. People have used wood for thousands of years for many purposes, including as a fuel or as a construction material for making houses, tools, weapons, furniture, packaging, artworks, and paper.

  5. List of trees and shrubs by taxonomic family - Wikipedia

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    common pagoda bush Proteaceae (protea family) Persoonia: geebungs; Persoonia levis: smooth geebung; broad-leaved geebung Proteaceae (protea family) Persoonia linearis: narrow-leaved geebung; geebung pine Proteaceae (protea family) Protea: protea trees and shrubs; Protea afra: common protea Proteaceae (protea family) Protea cynaroides: king protea

  6. Rosewood - Wikipedia

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    Dalbergia sissoo is a rosewood species from India and Bangladesh, usually known as sheesham or North-Indian rosewood. Its timber is extremely dense and has mild rot resistance but is porous, and its exterior is soft and susceptible to wood-boring insects. It is used for making cabinets and flooring, and for carving. It is exported as quality ...

  7. Hardwood - Wikipedia

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    Different species of hardwood lend themselves to different end uses or construction processes. This is due to the variety of characteristics apparent in different timbers, including density, grain, pore size, growth and fibre pattern, flexibility and ability to be steam bent.

  8. Populus sect. Aigeiros - Wikipedia

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    Like some other species in the genus Populus, they are commonly known as cottonwoods. The species are native to North America, Europe, and western Asia. In the past, as many as six species were recognized, but recent trends have been to accept just three species, treating the others as subspecies of P. deltoides.

  9. Ironwood - Wikipedia

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    Ironwood is a common name for many woods that have a reputation for hardness, or specifically a wood density that is denser than water (approximately 1000 kg/m 3, or 62 pounds per cubic foot), although usage of the name ironwood in English may or may not indicate a tree that yields such heavy wood.

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