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• Wood finishing — refers to the process of embellishing and/or protecting the surface. The process starts with surface preparation, either by sanding by hand (typically using a sanding block or power sander), scraping, or planing. Imperfections or nail holes on… …   Wikipedia

• sap|pan|wood — «suh PAN WUD», noun. 1. a wood yielding a red dye, obtained from an East Indian tree of the pea family. 2. the tree itself. Also, sapanwood. ╂[half translation of Dutch sapanhout; sapan < Malay sapa ] …   Useful english dictionary

• yel|low|wood — «YEHL oh WUD», noun. 1. a tree of the pea family, bearing showy, white flowers; gopherwood. It is found in the southern United States. 2. its hard, yellow wood, which yields a clear yellow dye. 3. any one of several other trees yielding yellow… …   Useful english dictionary

• Hard wood — Hard Hard (h[aum]rd), a. [Compar. {Harder} ( [ e]r); superl. {Hardest}.] [OE. hard, heard, AS. heard; akin to OS. & D. hard, G. hart, OHG. herti, harti, Icel. har[eth]r, Dan. haard, Sw. h[*a]rd, Goth. hardus, Gr. kraty s strong, ka rtos, kra tos …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• cork|wood — «KRK WUD», noun. 1. the light, porous wood of any one of various trees, especially of the balsa. 2. any one of several trees yielding such wood, especially a large shrub that grows in the swamps of the southeastern United States …   Useful english dictionary

• dye|wood — «DY WUD», noun. any wood, such as logwood, yielding a coloring matter used for dyeing …   Useful english dictionary

• torch|wood — «TRCH WUD», noun. 1. any one of various resinous woods for making torches. 2. a tree yielding such wood …   Useful english dictionary

• caviuna wood — noun an important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dark colored wood streaked with black • Syn: ↑Brazilian rosewood, ↑jacaranda, ↑Dalbergia nigra • Hypernyms: ↑rosewood, ↑rosewood tree • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• tallow wood — noun A large eucalyptus tree (Eucalyptus microcorys), found in coastal regions of Australia, yielding hard greasy timber • • • Main Entry: ↑tallow …   Useful english dictionary

• dyewood — noun any wood from which dye is obtained • Hypernyms: ↑wood * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Usage: often attributive 1. : a wood (as logwood or fustic) from which coloring matter is extracted for dyeing dyewood extract 2 …   Useful english dictionary

• sappanwood — [sə pan′wood΄] n. [partial transl. of Du sapanhout < Malay sapang + Du hout, wood, akin to OE holt: see HOLT] 1. a wood yielding a red or blue dye, obtained from an East Indian tree (Caesalpinia sappan) of the caesalpinia family 2. the tree …   English World dictionary