Softwood

Definition

softwood /'sɒftwƱd; US 'sↄ:ft- / n [C,U] (ထင္း႐ႉးသား ကဲ့သို႔ေသာ) သစ္ပြ။ Compare HARDWOOD

Examples

1. ‘The two basic categories of wood used most often in woodworking projects are hardwood and softwood.’
2. ‘Thirty feet long
3. six feet wide in the beam
4. tapered at both bow and stern
5. it has a false keel of softwood that can easily be replaced if damaged in rough landings
6. a frequent occurrence.’
7. ‘For floor construction the choice is between solid floors
8. which are timber through and through
9. and engineered floors
10. which have a top layer of hardwood mounted on cross laid softwood or on plywood.’
11. ‘If the stairs are to be left exposed
12. select a clear hardwood or rugged softwood for both the treads and the risers - oak
13. cherry
14. and clear fir are common choices.’
15. ‘We import 33 percent of the softwood we consume
16. much of it from old-growth forests in Canada and Siberia.’
17. ‘If you choose to use new stock from the lumber yard
18. both hardwoods and softwood are good choices.’
19. ‘It's not the best place to look for sawlogs
20. so we're trying to send the processor in first to make sawlogs where they can from both hardwood and softwood.’
21. ‘All types of lumber
22. both hardwood and softwood
23. are sorted by quality during the milling process.’
24. ‘There are a number of products we need to make in both softwood and hardwoods
25. which complicates things
26. and makes cost control difficult.’
27. ‘The post and timber fence is not constructed in plywood
28. it is softwood.’
29. ‘The best decking is made of hardwood or pressure-treated softwood.’
30. ‘If made from softwood
31. vineyard posts must be chemically treated to stop wood-rotting fungi.’
32. ‘Securing enough fibre for an Oriented Strand Board mill that will require over 900 000 cubic metres per year of hardwood and softwood is no easy task.’
33. ‘But America had abundant oak and softwood for hulls
34. tall timber for masts and spars - and resins to make critical naval stores like tar to protect standing rigging.’
35. ‘Use seasoned hardwoods (elm
36. maple
37. oak) instead of softwoods (cedar
38. fir
39. pine) in woodburning stoves and fireplaces.’
40. ‘British practice was to use softwood for the sleepers as it was easily obtained; it had to be treated with creosote or a similar preservative
41. but abroad hardwood was more commonly used
42. with a longer life and no preservative required.’
43. ‘You take softwood
44. dose it with industrial vinegar and give it the performance of a typical hardwood.’
45. ‘All bass necks are made from 4 x 2 planed softwood and should be painted black on one side and a sort-of vaguely off-white on the other.’
46. ‘By 2016 the supply of softwood in Scotland will exceed 8.4 million cubic metres - a doubling of the existing harvest.’
47. ‘PCP was widely used in the timber industry for years as a cheap treatment for sapstain
48. a fungal infection commonly found in softwoods such as pine.’