Different Types of Wood
The two types of natural wood are hardwoods and softwoods. They have different characteristics beyond their density, hardness, or softness — like color, smell and textures. Hardwoods come from trees with broad leaves. These trees produce seeds that are either nuts or fruits. Oak, beech, and mahogany are types of hardwood and are used for furniture making.
Softwoods come from trees that make cones like pine and pinecones. Two other types are redwood and fir. Softwoods are used for construction, which is odd because you would think construction would call for the hardest wood.
There’s another type of wood, but it’s not a natural kind. Pseudo wood is made of particle boards, plastics, filler, and other unnatural materials or wood scraps. These ingredients get smashed together and make pressed woods.