Material Properties and Timber Types Vocabulary

Flashcards defining physical and working material properties, timber defects, and specific wood species based on the lecture notes.

Physical properties

Characteristics of materials related to how they look.

Working properties

Characteristics of materials related to processes such as cutting, drilling, filing, and joining.

Knot

A timber defect that forms where a branch was removed from the trunk.

SAP

A wood type that is creamy yellow in colour, has a lot of knots which make it attractive, and takes varnish well.

Meanti

A wood type that is reddish in colour, fairly strong, and light in weight.

Mukwa

A wood type that is cream brown to dark brown with yellowish markings, heavy, and expensive.

Jelutong

A soft wood type that is creamy white to pale yellow in colour.