6.3: A new look at wood A new look at wood Starter

6.3: A new look at wood species colour Ash red Bamboo green Beech blue Each species of tree has been assigned a colour.   Use your imagination and knowledge of science to put them in order. species colour Ash red Bamboo green Beech blue Brazilian walnut violet Cedar orange Oak yellow Red mahogany indigo

6.3: A new look at wood Ash Bamboo Beech Brazilian walnut Cedar Oak What order did you put them in? The hardness of the timber of each species has been measured in kN. Now you have put the tree species in order, can you assign a hardness reading for each species? Ash Bamboo Beech Brazilian walnut Cedar Oak Red mahogany 4.5 7.0 7.5 16.0 6.0 5.5 12.0