What are the properties of wood?

Physically, wood is strong and stiff but, compared to a material like steel, it's also light and flexible. It has another interesting property too. Metals, plastics, and ceramics tend to have a fairly uniform inner structure and that makes them isotropic: they behave exactly the same way in all directions.

What are the uses of wood?

Wood is an important renewable natural resource. It is common in our everyday lives and the economy, in wooden framed houses and furniture. Wood is commonly used in making books and newspapers; bridges and railroad ties; fence posts and utility poles; fuelwood; textile fabrics; and organic chemicals.

What are the benefits of wood?

One of the greatest attributes of wood is that it is a renewable resource, it has low carbon impact and low embodied energy. The amount of energy needed for producing wood products is much less than comparable products made from other materials. Carbon in wood remains stored until the wood deteriorates or is burned.

What is the difference between hardwood and softwood?

Over time, the terms began to be used differently and more scientifically. Botanists realized that the primary difference between softwood and hardwood is in the cell structure. That is, softwoods are trees with wood comprised largely of long, thin tubular cells that carry the water through the stem of the tree.