Basic information about wood for carpentry

They say that a good master is able to work miracles. After all, he performs wonderful things from absolutely any material. But the main property of the master is the ability to use and work correctly with the material.

The main material with which many masters work is wood.

What do you need to know about wood for carpentry work?

They usually work with boards, a trim, parts of OSB plates and some other wood materials. Depending on the conditions, the wood can be deformed: bulging, dry, sit down. However, there are several ways to avoid this.

In any workpiece made of wood distinguishes the end and edge. If you cut the barrel transversely, a end is formed on which the rings of the tree are visible. Such rings on the wood of soft rock are especially noticeable. These rings are called annual. They arose as a result of the formation of wood at different times of the year. Autumn wood, for example, differs from the spring in that it is much denser, stronger and darker.

The most durable and strong is a tree with very narrow rings. And the wide rings of the tree, on the contrary, are talking about its friability and porosity.

Basically, such types of wood are used for carpentry home products:

one. fir-soft light yellow wood, which does not contain resin;

2. spruce – consists of yellowish – to reddish white wood. Contains a small amount of resin.

3. Pine-very soft wood from yellow-red to red-brown color, which contains quite a lot of resin;

four. Beech – elastic wood, which has a reddish or reddish -brown color, belongs to solid wood of wood, like a elm and oak.

Most often, pine wood and spruce wood is used. They are sold in the form of chipboard, hardened slabs and plywood. They are very popular among joiners, since they do not have such shortcomings as shrinkage, warping, swelling. Moreover, this material is deeds and is available to everyone.