hardwoods
Maple and walnut
Hardwoods are trees that produce dense, durable wood—oak, maple, walnut, cherry.
The term is botanical rather than strictly about hardness: hardwoods are deciduous broadleaf trees, while softwoods are conifers.
Most hardwoods are indeed harder than most softwoods, but balsa is technically a hardwood despite being extremely soft.
Hardwood flooring and furniture command premium prices for their durability and grain patterns.
Quercus genus member
Wood for construction
- sawmillLog-to-board factory
- forestryManaging wooded land
- loggingRecording system events
- boardsPlanks or governing bodies
planks · kiln-dried · air-dried · quarter-sawn · plain-sawn · dimensional · rough-cut · milling
Craft of building furniture
- joineryFitting wood pieces together
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- turningAct of rotating
- dovetailJoin by interlocking parts
mortise · tenon · inlay · veneer · marquetry · craftsmanship · lathe · chisel
Flat construction lumber pieces
- parquetDecorative wooden flooring
- engineeredDesigned with technical precision
- tongue-and-grooveInterlocking plank connection method
- refinishingRestoring a worn surface
sanding · staining · varnish · polyurethane · installation · underlayment · herringbone · strip
Closely packed together
- durableAble to withstand use
- heavyOf great mass
- strongHaving great physical power
- fine-grainedComposed of minute particles
wear-resistant · workable · polishable · rot-resistant · lustrous · aging · patina · shock-resistant
Flat-topped furniture pieces
- chairsFurniture for sitting
- cabinetsEnclosed storage furniture
- dressersBedroom storage furniture
- desksFlat-topped work furniture
bookcases · nightstands · armoires · credenzas · sideboards · benches · headboards · heirloom
oak
Quercus genus member
mahogany · teak · hickory · ash · birch · beech · elm · poplar · alder · sycamore
timber
Wood for construction
boards · planks · kiln-dried · air-dried · quarter-sawn · plain-sawn · dimensional · rough-cut · milling · grading
cabinetmaking
Craft of building furniture
dovetail · mortise · tenon · inlay · veneer · marquetry · craftsmanship · lathe · chisel · planer
planks
Flat construction lumber pieces
- parquetDecorative wooden flooring
- engineeredDesigned with technical precision
- tongue-and-grooveInterlocking plank connection method
refinishing · sanding · staining · varnish · polyurethane · installation · underlayment · herringbone · strip · prefinished
dense
Closely packed together
fine-grained · wear-resistant · workable · polishable · rot-resistant · lustrous · aging · patina · shock-resistant
tables
Flat-topped furniture pieces
desks · bookcases · nightstands · armoires · credenzas · sideboards · benches · headboards · heirloom · handcrafted
- forestrysilviculture, forests, forestry, reforestation, timber
- foresttrees, pine, oak, wood, leaves
- materialsmetal, metals, wood, ceramic, fabric
- parksplayground, Hyde Park, Yellowstone, Grant Park, picnic table
- Forest Termsoak, pine, spruce, fir, cedar
- rainforestrainforest, jungle, tropical, tropics, canopy
- hardwood floorSolid lumber ground covering
- hardwood flooringFlooring from dense timber
- hardwood treesDense-grained broadleaf species
- hardwood forestsDeciduous tree ecosystems
- tropical hardwoodDense lumber from equatorial forests
- hardwood timberDense wood from broadleaf trees