Types of Wood and Common Philippine Wood Species

This set of flashcards covers the types of wood, their characteristics, and common Philippine wood species important for furniture making.

Softwoods

Coniferous or cone-bearing trees, usually evergreen, examples include pine, cedar, cypress, fir, and redwood.

Hardwoods

Deciduous or broad-leaf trees characterized by the presence of pores or vessels, examples include ash, cherry, maple, oak, teak, mahogany, and poplar.

Narra

The most expensive Philippine wood, used for furniture, panelings, flooring, door panels, stairs, and plywood veneer.

Pine Benguet

A softwood used for panelings, sidings, flooring, and furniture, also used for framings and trusses.

Tanguile

Commonly known as Philippine mahogany, used for framings, joists, trusses, and nailers.

Kamagong

A hardwood commonly used for chests, jewel boxes, and stair frames.

Almaciga

Similar to pine and used for paneling.

Molave

Also known as tugas, it can reach up to 10 meters in height.

White and Red Lauan

Used for framings, chests, and jewel boxes.

Yacal and Guijo

Both hardwoods used for posts, girders, jambs attached to concrete, and wooden decks.

Dao

Used for panelings and plywood veneer

Wood

Is the most prevalent material for furniture industries

Lumber

Timber sawn or split in the form of beams, boards, joists, planks that which is smaller than heavy timber