1. WOOD DOORS Joe Meinert Period 4

2. Wood Doors

3. DOORS Open/Close Swings, Slides, or Rotates Act as barriers Aesthetics

4. History Paintings on Egyptian tombs Single or double doors Single piece of wood

5. Wood Veneers Made with wood veneers Thin sliced pieces of wood Glued onto a main panel

6. Advantages Expands amount of usable wood Financial gain Lighter, easier to handle

7. Production Cut as thin as 1/40 of an inch from the trunk/logs No wood is wasted, increasing yield greatly

8. Construction Wood veneer glued to face of main portion

9. Ash Trees are extensively used to make wooden doors and veneers

10. Ash Trees

11. Fraxinus Common name, Ash Tree Medium to large sized Flowering 45-65 species Leaves are opposite and mostly pinnately compounded

12. WHY? Hardwood Dense Tough Strong but elastic

13. Interesting Fact Emerald Ash Borer

14. Where to Purchase

15. Synthetic/Alternatives to wood doors

16. Sources http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_tree http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Door http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_ve neer