May 13, 20178 yr 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, 20178 yr by Ron Dudelston tags added
May 13, 20178 yr Soft wood has needles, hard wood have leaves. There is one soft wood with leaves and I can't remember the name.
May 13, 20178 yr 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/
May 13, 20178 yr 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
May 13, 20178 yr 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?
May 13, 20178 yr 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)
May 13, 20178 yr 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
May 13, 20178 yr 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.
May 13, 20178 yr 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)
May 13, 20178 yr 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)
May 13, 20178 yr 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).
May 13, 20178 yr 23 minutes ago, kmealy said: Are tropical hardwoods deciduous??? Don't think so. Believe they are classed as broad leaf evergreens. Edited May 13, 20178 yr by Gene Howe
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