Types of Woods

It is a material that can be obtained from a well grown tree.

• Wood

• Metal

• Steel

• Concrete

A good timber should have the following:

• Long branch

• High moisture content

• Minimum Moisture content and came from well grown tree

• Minimum Moisture content

This part of wood is the outermost layer of stem and root of woody plants.

• Cambium Layer

• Sapwood

• Heartwood

• Bark

It is a thin layer of generative tissue lying between the bark and the wood of a stem

• Cambium Layer

• Stem

• Bark

• Heartwood

This part is the living, outermost portion of a woody stem

• Cambium Layer

• Sapwood

• Pith

• Bark

This part is the inner part of the wood which is made up of accumulated dead cells.

• Bark

• Branch

• Heartwood

• Cambium Layer

This type of wood produces conifers or also known as gymnosperms.

• hardwood

• softwood

• lumber

• timber

This type of wood has a broad leafed tree and produces fruits or also known as angiosperm.

• Hardwood

• Softwood

• Timber

• Bark

This kind of manufactured wood is made of thin slices of wood.

It is a sheet material from thin layers or "plies" of wood veneer

• Wood Venner

• Plyboard

• Plywood

• MDF