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Type of Woods and Their Characteristics

There are other woods that are widely Lignum vitae
used besides these oak, walnut, mahogany It is a hard heavy West Indian wood, of a
and satinwood. Let us have a look at dark brown colour with black markings. It
these uncommon woods and their was used occasionally as a veneer, but
appearances and their uses in our daily was principally made into bowls and cups,
life. and similar pieces. Maple. The American
While oak, walnut, mahogany and satinwood 'bird's eye' maple has small markings all
are recognized by most people, and one or over its yellow-brown surface, and was
more of them is present in almost every popular during the nineteenth century. It
home, there are a large number of other was used particularly for veneering
woods used by cabinet-makers in the past picture frames, but is found also on
that are not so easily identified. To furniture.
describe them in words so that they can Rosewood
be named positively is not possible, but It is an East Indian wood with a close
a general indication of their appearance grain and distinctive blackish lines on a
and uses may be helpful. brown ground. Although it was in use
Amboynas during the eighteenth century, it became
A wood from the West Indies with a widely popular during the nineteenth both
distinctive burr, looking like closely as a veneer and in the solid when it was
curled hairs over the light brown imported also from Brazil. It is a heavy
surface. It was used in the form of timber, and chairs made from it are often
veneer. found to have been broken from their own
Cedar weight when carried.
The harder varieties of this wood, known Yew
as Red Cedar, were used for making the The familiar tree of English churchyards
linings of drawers in some better-quality makes a wood of a medium brown colour
eighteenth- and nineteenth-century used sometimes in the solid and also for
furniture. It is not to be confused with veneers. Furniture using either type is
the spongy open-grained cedar used for much sought after, and when found is
making cigar-boxes, which it resembles in usually expensive.
sharing the same pleasant smell. Papier-mache
Ebony This material, an imitation of wood, was
A black wood of very closes grain and made in England from the second half of
heavy in weight, which was popular for the eighteenth century. The more usual
veneering at the end of the seventeenth method of making it was to stick layers
century. Later, it was used in inlay and of paper together and leave them to dry,
especially for the dark lines in either flat or in moulds. The article was
stringing. rubbed down until smooth and then painted
Elm several times and decorated; each layer
Somewhat similar in appearance to oak, of paint was baked gently in an oven to
this wood was in use during the harden the coat and produce the final
seventeenth century and later. It is as high gloss. Trays and tea-caddies were
hard as oak, but it tends to twist with among the earliest articles made from
age and is susceptible to woodworm. papier-mache, but during the nineteenth
Hare wood century small tables, chairs and even
The veneer of the sycamore, stained a bedsteads, were also produced.
grey colour, was called 'hare wood' in In the above we can know how these woods
the eighteenth century. It has pleasing appear and how they can be helpful. Some
rippled markings, and was popular either of these are more expensive than those
as a veneer or for use in inlaying. oak, walnut, mahogany and satinwoods.




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