Wednesday 3 September 2008

Wood Research

wood
wood has been used as a both structural material and a decorarive material for thousands of years , to prove shelter, furniture, personal decoration. Wood is probally the oldest known natural material used by humans. however, there is a major challenge to preserve resourses, in particular the slower growing hardwood trees

sources of wood
wood is a natuaral material and can be found all over the world wiht different species found in different areas. Approximately 80% of uk wood needs are supplied from other countries.

Types of wood
there are two different types of tree, namely hardwoods and softwoods the differnce between the two are botanial , in as much as hard woods are mainly deciduous broad-leaved species while softwoods are generally evergreen

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