Woods
Edexcel Product Design: Graphics
Woods
• Hardwoods:
– Jelutong
– Balsa
• Softwood
– Pine
• Aesthetic
• Functional & mechanical
properties
• Advantages
• Disadvantages
• For the creation of
models and prototypes
Jelutong
• Colour: initially almost white,
darkening to a yellowish brown
color with age.
• Low density
• Very easy to work with both
hand and machine tools
• Known for uniformity, softness,
and stability
• From South East Asia
• Close grain
Balsa
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Very light & soft
Fast growing
Large
From Brazil and North
Mexico
• Excellent strength to
weight ratio
• Open grain
Pine
• There are about
115 species of
pine
• Pines are native to
most of the
Northern
Hemisphere
• Fast growing
• Can be knotty
Which wood is best for….
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Boats
Furniture
Model airplanes
Pattern making
Table tennis bats
Carving
Door frames
Photo frames
Small or intricate models
Which wood is best for….
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Boats - balsa
Furniture - pine
Model airplanes - balsa
Pattern making – jelutong (balsa can be used)
Table tennis bats - balsa
Carving – jelutong (balsa can be used)
Door frames - pine
Photo frames – balsa or pine
Small or intricate models - jelutong
Task
• Log onto the computers
• Create a table:
Wood
Aesthetics
Functional &
mechanical
properties
Advantages
Disadvantages
Jelutong
Balsa
Pine
For aesthetics get an image of the wood and write a brief descrition.
For properties add things like lightweight or close grained etc
Then put some advantages and disadvantages for each
Print off