softwood
Pine or spruce
Softwood refers to wood from coniferous trees—pines, firs, spruces, cedars—which typically have needles rather than broad leaves.
Despite the name, softwood isn't necessarily softer than hardwood; the distinction is botanical, not about actual hardness.
Softwoods grow faster and are cheaper, making them the standard choice for construction lumber, plywood, and paper pulp.
The deck was built from pressure-treated softwood.
Cone-bearing evergreen
- spruceNeat; also a conifer
- firCone-bearing evergreen genus
- cedarDurable, fragrant conifer
- redwoodTowering California conifer
hemlock · larch · juniper · cypress · tamarack · yew · balsa · poplar
Log-to-board factory
- plywoodEngineered layered wood panels
- carpentryWood construction trade
- dimensionalRelating to measurable extent
- studsStructural wall timbers
joists · rafters · sheeting · siding · trusses · paneling · cladding · millwork
Forest cultivation practice
- pulpwoodTimber for paper manufacture
- loggingRecording system events
- timberWood for construction
- harvestGathering mature crops
arboriculture · reforestation · woodland · managed · sustainability · paper · pulp · fiber
Lacking mass or importance
- porousAllowing passage of fluids
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
- knottyComplex and difficult
- resinousContaining plant sap
workable · density · flexible · coarse · weak · affordable · renewable · sustainable
Shaping by cutting away
- whittlingKnife-carving wood into shapes
- woodworkCraft of building with lumber
- furnitureMovable room objects
- cabinetmakingCraft of building furniture
turnery · joinery · lathe · chisel · pyrography · handcrafted · artisan · craftsmanship
pine
Cone-bearing evergreen
redwood · hemlock · larch · juniper · cypress · tamarack · yew · balsa · poplar · basswood
sawmill
Log-to-board factory
- plywoodEngineered layered wood panels
- carpentryWood construction trade
- dimensionalRelating to measurable extent
studs · joists · rafters · sheeting · siding · trusses · paneling · cladding · millwork · boards
silviculture
Forest cultivation practice
harvest · arboriculture · reforestation · woodland · managed · sustainability · paper · pulp · fiber · biomass
lightweight
Lacking mass or importance
resinous · workable · density · flexible · coarse · weak · affordable · renewable · sustainable · biodegradable
carving
Shaping by cutting away
- whittlingKnife-carving wood into shapes
- woodworkCraft of building with lumber
- furnitureMovable room objects
cabinetmaking · turnery · joinery · lathe · chisel · pyrography · handcrafted · artisan · craftsmanship · fretwork
- timber industrylumber, sawmills, logging camps, lumberjacks, timber trade
- woodworkingwoodworking, saw, hammer, drill, chisel
- lumberlumber, timber, oak, pine, cedar
- tree typesdeciduous, evergreen, conifer, broadleaf, hardwood
- forestrysilviculture, forests, forestry, reforestation, timber
- lumber yardlumber yard, planks, boards, log pile, beams