Softwoods are timber that comes from coniferous or needle leaves trees.
Scots Pine Redwood:
is easy to work by hand and by machine.
is easy to stain.
is easy to paint and varnish.
has a low stiffness.
is strong.
is light yellow to reddish brown.
can be difficult to glue because of its resin.
holds nails and screws well.
is found in Northern Europe, Western Spain and North Asia.
is used to make furniture, joinery and turnery, telegraph poles, railway sleepers and plywood veneers.
PINE:
has an excelleny dimensional stability.
is yellow.
is soft.
has a straight and even textured grain.
is easy to work with.
produces good finishing.
has a low shrinkage.
is found in Eastern Canada and the USA.
is used to make doors, drawing boards, light and medium construction, parts of musical instruments, joinery, boat building, furniture and pattern making.
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CEDAR: (pencil making cedar)
is poor for steam bending.
is easy to work with.
has an aromatic scent.
has a low stiffness.
has a straight and fine even grain.
is found in the USA, Canada, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.
is used to make pencils, cigar boxes, chests and wardrobes, coffins, veneers shavings, leaves for essentail oils.
Cedar child chair
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SPRUCE:
is easy to work with.
is pale coloured.
has a straight grain.
has a low stiffness.
has medium bending qualities.
has medium crushing strength.
is found in the UK and Western Russia.
is used to make musical instruments, interior constructions, joinery, general building work, carpentry and christmas trees.
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WESTERN RED CEDAR:
is easy to work with.
has a straight grain.
has a coarse texture.
has a strong colour variation.
is poor for steam bending.
has a highly distinctive aroma.
fades to silver-grey after weathering.
is found in Canada, the USA, the UK and New Zealand.
is used to make pencils, beehive, wardrobes, as inferior wood for construction and shoetrees.
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