Types of wood and fasteners

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Types of wood and fasteners
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Terms to Know

• Plywood
• Made by gluing thin layers of wood together
• 1/8 inch ¾ inch thick

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SOFTWOOD

• Wood that comes from coniferous or cone bearing
  trees
• Tree EX pine, fir, cedar and redwood

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Pine

• Works easy finishes well
• Resist shrinkage and warping
• Used in house construction for furniture

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Red Wood

• Light durable
• Easy to work with
• Used in outdoor furniture, fencing, house siding.

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Cedar

• Sweet odor red in color
• Resistant to decay
• Used in Chest making, posts, shingles

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Hardwood

• Cut from Deciduous trees
• Sheds leaves during cold or very dry season
• EX walnut, maple, birch, cherry and oak

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Maple

• Fine texture, strong and hard
• Best used in flooring and fine furniture

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OAK

• Strong, durable and resist moisture
• Used in furniture, trimming, desk and flooring

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Mahogany

• Fine grained
• Reddish in color
• Resist swelling and warping
• Boat construction and cabinets

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FASTNERS

• Nails
• Length Measured in Penny (d)
• 2d 1 inch
• Screws
• Measured in standard sizes
• Wood Glue

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Kinds of Nails

• Common Nail
• Large Flat head
• Building Construction rough carpentry

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Finish Nail

• Finest nail
• Used for fine cabinet Construction work
• Has a small head

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What does a nail set get used for?
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SCREWS

• Driving Methods
• Slotted
• Oldest most common
• Phillips
• Derived from slotted minimize wear and prevent
  slipping
• Square
• Minimize slipping

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SCREWS

• Head Shape
• Button head
• Round head
• Flat head

(a) Pan, (b) Button, (c) Round, (d) Truss, (e)
Countersunk, (f) Raised countersunk
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SCREWS

• Thread Varieties
• Wood Screw
• Used for wood
• Threads are course and deep

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SCREWS

• Sheet Metal Screws
• Used on thin sheets of metal

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SCREWS

• Machine Screw
• Finer thread than wood screw

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CLAMPS

1. Hand Screw Clamp
2. C - Clamp

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Steps to building your birdhouse

• Draw up a plan
• Come up with an expense plan
• Measure out pieces on to the wood
• Cut out wood (be done for you)
• Sand wood
• Glue and clamp together
• Nail together
• Use nail set to finish off
• Pain birdhouse

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