wood quality
Lumber material rating
Wood quality refers to the characteristics that determine how suitable wood is for particular uses—grain pattern, density, strength, moisture content, and freedom from defects like knots or warping.
The furniture maker rejected several boards for poor wood quality.
In forestry and lumber grading, wood quality affects pricing and determines whether timber goes to construction, cabinetry, or pulp.
- colorVisual hue property
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
- growth rateSpeed of increase
- old growthUndisturbed ancient forest
- clear cutSharply defined, unmistakable
grain · tensile strength · figure · shrinkage · texture · knots · luster · elasticity · weight · stiffness · uniformity · annual rings · workability · hardness · patterning · end grain · pest resistance · porosity
wood qualitypoor grade
Unsatisfactory academic score
seconds · warped wood · sapwood · heartwood
wood qualityplastic
Capable of being molded
synthetic materials · particleboard · MDF · fiberboard · laminate
wood qualityrotten wood
wood rot · termite damage · dry rot · wet rot · weathered wood
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