Timber industry

thumb|upright=1.15|Wood cut from Victorian Eucalyptus regnans thumb|upright=1.15|The harbor of Bellingham, Washington, United States, filled with logs, 1972

organization promoting and certifying responsible management of forest

250px|right|thumb|Beech is a popular hardwood

economic branch

thumb|Scots pine, a typical and well-known softwood Softwood is wood from gymnosperm trees such as conifers. The term is opposed to hardwood, which is the wood from angiosperm trees. The main differences between hardwoods and softwoods is that the softwoods completely lack vessels (pores). The main softwood species (pines, spruces, larches, false tsugas) also have resin canals (or ducts) in their structure.

species of plant

any product derived from a forestery

American politician and entrepreneur (1874–1956)

unincorporated community in Madera County, California, United States

instrument used to measure moisture content

German industrialist and painter

German timber import and wood processing company

alt=Rinntech Resistograph|thumb|Rinntech Resistograph for wood density analysis Resistograph is a mechanical resistance measurement device, developed by Frank Rinn (since 1986 in Heidelberg, Germany).

German entrepreneur

a deviation from flatness in timber as a result of stresses and uneven shrinkage

Indonesian businessman (1931-2020)

location where lumber and wood-related products are processed or stored

shipbuilding term