Wood features

Natural gloss of wood - why it occurs, what influences it, species with high gloss

The shine of the furniture or flooring is given by the finishing materials...

Wood features - Wood species

Reconstituted wood, an alternative to expensive and hard-to-find exotic species

A post made by Fane Pănăzan with the processing of a particular exotic wood has...

Wood features

Why and how solid wood can be bent. Which species can be bent most easily

Wood has been used by humans for millennia for many purposes, from...

Wood features

Wood features

Natural gloss of wood - why it occurs, what influences it, species with high gloss

Wood features - Wood species

Reconstituted wood, an alternative to expensive and hard-to-find exotic species

Wood features

Why and how solid wood can be bent. Which species can be bent most easily

Wood features - Wood treatments

What is densified wood, comparable in strength to steel, titanium alloys and carbon fibre

Wood features - Miscellaneous

Fermentation and aging of beer in wooden barrels

Wood features

Immersed wood lasts hundreds of years in water and can sound better than a Stradivarius

Wood features - Wood species

White willow wood - light and strong enough to make small furniture, clogs and cricket bats

Wood features - Wood species

Black bubo plover, source of wood with throats highly appreciated for its unique design

the natural strength of wood on the outside

Wood features

Why species such as acacia, chestnut or larch are more hardy outdoors than beech, birch or poplar

electrical properties of wood

Wood features

Under what conditions can wood, considered an electrical insulator, conduct current

Wood features

Janka hardness divides wood species into hard and soft and helps us choose wood that is resistant to printing and wear

solid acacia wood table solid acacia wood table

Wood features - Furniture

Acacia wood table: to know before you buy

deformation of finished wood

Wood features - Finishing Techniques

Why does wood warp when it has been protected with varnish or paint?

European walnut versus American walnut

Wood features - Wood species

European walnut and American walnut - what are the differences between the two species

dimensional changes of wood

Wood features

How to choose wood to avoid damage caused by dimensional changes

thermal properties of wood

Wood features

The insulating properties of wood, best exemplified by log houses

Wood features

What density tells us about the behaviour of wood so we can choose the right one for our project

tannin from oak

Wood features

Why did the oak plank turn black? Why did brown stains appear? Explanations and solutions

solutions against wood cracking

Wood features - How To...

What carpenters can do to reduce wood cracking at the ends of logs, beams and planks

Wood features

How to recognise wood-boring insects

mechanical properties of wood

Wood features - Wood species

How to know which species are suitable for curved furniture, dogwood or construction by analysing their mechanical properties

wood growth defects

Wood features - Wood species

Corrugated fibre, knots, bends, gouges - what growth defects are and how they affect wood properties

Wood features - Miscellaneous

The 80,000 wooden slabs stored in the Haeinsa Temple are intact after more than 500 years

Art&Craft - Wood features - Miscellaneous

How oak barrels influence the taste of wine

Wood features - Wood processing techniques

Knots - how they occur and how they affect wood

Wood features - Deco&Design

Transparent wood - a material for the future

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