TIMBER USE GUIDE
The following icons provide a guide to the infinite variety of uses for timber. These icons are used in the wood species section to assist in choosing an appropriate timber for a particular use.
Although a specific species may have the desired aesthetics, small dimension and perishable species have a limited range of uses.
The quality of timber depends on the individual tree, the standard of saw milling, drying and storage.
Trees naturally contain colour variation, knots, splits, fungal activity, animal and growth damage.
Long, wide and uniform timber is increasingly scarce, due to world consumption. Demand for clear grade timber to meet aesthetic preferences is wasteful and costly.
Agricultural implements
Beams, framing and roofing
Bearings, bushings, cogs and pulleys
Boat and ship construction, decking, framing, keels, masts, planking, spars and stems
Boxes and crates
Construction, industrial, engineering
Decking, cladding and panelling
Decorative and inlay
DIY and improvement
Doors, stairs and windows
Education, schools and colleges
Fencing, cleft chestnut and marine hardwood
Flooring
Furniture, cabinet making, bars and worktops
Gun stocks and pattern making
Historic and listed buildings
Carpentry, joinery (interior)
Carpentry, joinery (exterior)
Marine piling, bridges and construction
Military
Mouldings and profiles
Musical instruments
Sculpture, carving, model making and toys
Shopfitting
Sports goods
Stair treads, window boards
Tool components
Turnery and wood ware
Vehicle components
Watermills and windmills
