Products Made From Wood

1 1 PrPrPrPrProducts Made Froducts Made Froducts Made Froducts Made Froducts Made From om om om om WWWWW oodoodoodoodoodTerry Conners, Extension Specialist in Forest ProductsList created July, 2002 from a number of other lists, with and Additions will be welcomed! Solid Solid Solid Solid WWWWWood Prood Prood Prood Prood ProductsoductsoductsoductsoductsLumber and plywood to build new homesDoorsWindow frames and sillsFlooringI-joistsLVL (laminated veneer lumber)Parallel strand lumberFinger-jointed lumberMachine stress-rated lumberCoat racksFurnitureDining room tablesUpholstered furniture framesRocking chairsEnd tablesCoffee tablesBedsBookcasesNightstandsBureausLan dscape timbersHighway guard railsSnowshoesToothpicksMatch sticksChopsticksShuttersBaseball batsCanoe paddles and oarsMusical instruments.

2 GuitarsPianosOrgans and organ pedalsOboesBagpipesBanjosClarinetsFlutes /FifesMandolinsString bassViolinsViolin bowsCellosBassoonsDrumsDrum SticksTambourinesWood blocksSpeaker cabinetsAmplifier cabinetsMetronomesXylophonesHarmonicasSt age flooringSandboxes and Backyard play setsCharcoalTool handlesToilet plungersMedicine cabinetsParallel barsVineyard stakesToys such as wooden blocksRulersBirdhousesFencing, fence posts and railsFirewoodFishing boatsLaddersHockey sticksDog housesPalletsParticleboardMedium density fiberboard (MDF) (usedin kitchen cabinets and furniturepanels, for example)

3 HardboardGarage doorsGazebosHot tubs and spasLathTrellisesKitchen utensilsPencilsPing Pong paddlesGolf teesAnimal beddingRailroad tiesSeesawsModel airplanesDepartment of Forestry Fact Sheet FORFS 02-02 Department of Forestry Fact Sheet FORFS 02-02 Department of Forestry Fact Sheet FORFS 02-02 Department of Forestry Fact Sheet FORFS 02-02 Department of Forestry Fact Sheet FORFS 02-02 CoffinsBrush handlesCable reelsCanesCedar chestsCedar closet liningActivated charcoalChurch pews and altarsCloset rodsBarrelsCrutchesDesksDocksDecksKitche n cabinetsFerryboatsGazebosGrandfather clocksStair railsTruck and trailer flooringMouldings and baseboardsPanelingPicnic tablesPilings for building constructionPopsicle sticksPorch swingsProduce crates and boxesPropeller shaft bearings for shipsRocking horsesRowboatsShinglesHouse sidingPutty-type of wood fillerTongue depressorsTotem polesSledsSalad bowls and serving wareTelephone polesWheelbarrow handlesWood carvingsWooden nickelsPegboardShip masts and yardarmsToilet

4 SeatsPiano keys (wooden)Rolling pins2Yo-yosDiceSilverware chestsVenetian blindsBilliard cue sticksFuel for meat smokersSpices and flavoringsAllspiceAnnattoBay leavesCinnamonClovesFil (Sassafras leaves, used tothicken gumbos)Juniper berries (gin flavoring)MaceNutmegOrange blossoms (flavoredwater)Chips for smoking meatSassafras oil is used as a soapperfumeLogs provide nutrients for shiitakemushroomsCutting boardsModel airplanes Biscuits for wood joiningDoll housesTest tube racksWine racksHandrailsStake-body truck sidesGerbil chew sticks (balsa wood)Parallel barsLog housesBowling alley lanesBowling pinsRailroad crossing gatesRural bridgesTent polesHurdlesLobster pots and floatsWooden matchesParts of snowboards, skisand skateboardsVentriloquist dummiesName tagsFlagpoles (for smaller flags)

5 CribsPolice batonsPlantersDowelsScaffold planksConcrete formsGlu-lam beams (used tocreate long openspaces, as inchurches)ExcelsiorVeneerBushel basketsPants hangersKitchen countersWoodcut artworkMerry-go-Round horsesBirdhousesSnowshoesWoodworking clampsSpinning wheelsBasketsNovelties such as Nutcrack-ersChecker setsJewelry boxesFoundry patternsCratesGarage doorsTheatre sceneryGunstocksBeehivesMalletsButcher blocksOrgan pipesCrucifixesDrafting tablesBallot boxesKnife handlesChildren s puzzlesWork benchesToboggansBookcasesPark benchesGun racks and cabinetsBillboardsSnow fencesTrellisesProducts that Used to be MadeProducts that

6 Used to be MadeProducts that Used to be MadeProducts that Used to be MadeProducts that Used to be MadeFrFrFrFrFrom om om om om WWWWW oodoodoodoodood(Some of these may still be made fromwood for specialty Products .)Water pipesBocce ballsTennis racketsCar dashboardsGolf clubsConestoga wagonsClocks and clock gearsWaterwheelsPrinting press typePrinting pressesDeckle boxes (frames used to make paperby hand)Paper presses (to squeeze the water outof handmade paper)Woodworking planesCigar store IndiansWeaving shuttles and bobbinsWooden shoesBows and arrowsWooden wheels for automobiles andwagonsPull toysSextantsStreet paving blocksRocking horsesFun house barrelsFishing luresStorage battery separators (hard rubber)

7 Water tanksWardrobes/armoiresModel T coil boxesAutomobile chassisIroning boardsTreenailsPost and beam timber framingCabinets for Analytical balancesShoe lastsRadio, television and phonograph/stereocabinetsButter churnsHarpsichordsRailroad carsAircraft propellers and airframesMinesweeper boats, PT boatsSilosFermentation vatsCigar boxesRacing shells (one to eight-man rowedboats)Wringers for washing machinesTelephonesWood creosote used to be used as alaxative, a disinfectant and a coughtreatment (rarely used nowadays).

8 Woodworking toolsPlanesCarpenter levelsCarpenter rulesTool chestsGear shift knobsButter moldsSlide rulesPhonographsBicyclesTraveler s writing desksCigar moldsArtist s palletsWashboardsSkisWater well structuresWater pump enclosuresWheel chairsCandlesticksWarshipsWardrobe trunksMaple syrup bucketsAbacusPulleysGallowsMilking stoolsInsulator pinsPlates and bowlsArtificial limbsSled runnersIceboxes and refrigeratorsGuttersSpruce gum was used for chewing gum3 Things Made frThings Made frThings Made frThings Made frThings Made from om om om om WWWWWood thatood thatood thatood thatood thatFormerly Formerly Formerly Formerly Formerly WWWWW ererererere Made fre Made fre Made fre Made fre Made fromomomomomSomething ElseSomething ElseSomething ElseSomething ElseSomething ElsePaper (used to be made from cotton andlinen rags)Non-WNon-WNon-WNon-WNon-Wood/Non-Pa perood/Non-Paperood/Non-Paperood/Non-Pap erood/Non-Paper Pr Pr Pr Pr ProductsoductsoductsoductsoductsShade!

9 NutsCola nuts (Coca-Cola etc.)AlmondsBrazil nutsCashewsHazelnutsPistachiosWalnutsPec ansHickory nutsChestnutsPine nutsAcorns (decorative uses)FruitsApplesAvocadoesCoffeePeachesO rangesLemonsLimesBananasPearsTangerinesC oconutsDatesGrapefruitOlives and olive oilPlumsFigsFruit juicesCarob (a cocoa substitute)CiderMistletoe (grows as a symbiant on trees)Eucalyptus leaves (floral component, alsoused for fragrance)Carnauba wax (from the leaves of thecarnauba palm tree grown in Brazil).Used in:Shoe polishLipsticksAutomotive waxesFurniture polishApplied to produce tomake it look appealingin from Wood Sap or Extractives.

10 Citrus cleaners (oils)Lime scent for aftershaveSandalwood fragrance for soapand incenseMaple syrupRubberRubber productsGolf ballsTiresMarine and underwatercable insulationAdhesivesCombs (hard rubber)Latex gloves and otherbarrier-type ofmedical productsRubber beltsRubber hosesGasketsShoe solesRubber bootsRubber ballsTurpentine (most of it comesfrom wood pulpingoperations)RosinPine needle extract (an anti-inflammatory)Rosewood oil (various medicinaluses)Taxol (anti-cancer drug)FrankincenseMyrrhTea tree oil (antibiotic andantifungal oil)Benzoin gumGum ArabicCorks (the primary use for cork.)