Ralph Allen Jones Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 (edited) Good Morning Friends, Well it is time for another woodworking quiz, so here we go; What is the difference between soft wood and hard wood? How can we tell the difference by looking at the various trees? Edited December 5, 2017 by Ron Dudelston tags added Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred W. Hargis Jr Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 Soft wood has needles, hard wood have leaves. There is one soft wood with leaves and I can't remember the name. DuckSoup and HARO50 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandyDan Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 All trees reproduce by producing seeds, but the seed structure varies. In general, hardwood comes from a deciduous tree which loses its leaves annually andsoftwood comes from a conifer, which usually remains evergreen. Hardwoods tend to be slower growing, and are therefore usually more dense. What is the difference between hardwood and softwood? - NZ Wood www.nzwood.co.nz/faqs/what-is-the-difference-between-hardwood-and-softwood/ Stick486, kmealy, HARO50 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick486 Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 yo da man Dan... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 What Dan said! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpadave52 Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 Late getting here today...Just saw this episode in the last couple of weeks... HandyDan and kmealy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chips N Dust Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 Everyone has pretty much nailed it. Although, there is one conifer that does lose its needles and there are two hardwoods that come to my mine that does not loose there leafs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 2 hours ago, Chips N Dust said: Everyone has pretty much nailed it. Although, there is one conifer that does lose its needles and there are two hardwoods that come to my mine that does not loose there leafs Well, don't leave us...me, anyway, in suspense. Which hardwoods don't lose their leaves? HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chips N Dust Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 Just now, Gene Howe said: Well, don't leave us...me, anyway, in suspense. Which hardwoods don't lose their leaves? Pacific Madrone and Myrtlewood The conifer is Larch (tamerack) Grandpadave52, Dadio and HARO50 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 Thanks, Kelly. Those two we don't see too often around here. Larch, either. Chips N Dust 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmealy Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 Dadio and HARO50 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpadave52 Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 48 minutes ago, kmealy said: Unfortunately the fact here is I find myself often doing that with wood, steel, plastic, paper or many other items especially when there is extremely fine print steven newman and HARO50 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred W. Hargis Jr Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 Hemlock! I think that's a softwood with leaves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpadave52 Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 8 minutes ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said: Hemlock! I think that's a softwood with leaves. Those close to Socrates advise against anything from hemlock. steven newman and HARO50 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chips N Dust Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 31 minutes ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said: Hemlock! I think that's a softwood with leaves. Hemlock has needles. About 1/2 the length of douglas fir needles. Hemlock is from the Tsuga family. Douglas fir is Psuedotsuga (false hemlock) HARO50 and Fred W. Hargis Jr 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chips N Dust Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 4 hours ago, Gene Howe said: Thanks, Kelly. Those two we don't see too often around here. Larch, either. Not many people see Myrtlewood unless they are on the south Oregon Coast or the extreame north California coast. The trees have a really small range. Sort of like Port Orford Cedar (even smaller range) HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerald Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 5 hours ago, Chips N Dust said: Pacific Madrone and Myrtlewood The conifer is Larch (tamerack) Live Oak does lose some leaves but not all. All trees loose some leaves or needles (nettles). HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmealy Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 Are tropical hardwoods deciduous??? HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 (edited) 23 minutes ago, kmealy said: Are tropical hardwoods deciduous??? Don't think so. Believe they are classed as broad leaf evergreens. Edited May 13, 2017 by Gene Howe HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick486 Posted May 14, 2017 Report Share Posted May 14, 2017 balsa is classed as a hardwood.... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardwood HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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