Can you tell me the definition of "solid compressed wood"? What properties does it have?
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Do you mean Particle board or MDF?\nBoth are used in low end furniture construction.\nThey are dense materials that will flex or bend significantly under a load.  They will swell when exposed to excessive moisture.\nMDF is denser and more durable, but neither is suitable for projects that will see a lot of abuse.  Solid wood is still king.\n\nThere is also a compressed natural wood product used for curved edges and moldings\nhttp://www.compwood.dk/eng_faq.htm
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If you have m*rning wood!
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Wood is made up of cellulose (see above) and lignine. The lignine is the glue that makes wood wood. All plants are built out of cellulose.
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I found a couple at Amazon:\n\nhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=br_ss_hs/104-8717344-5010331?search-alias=aps&keywords=wood%20preservation
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Wood.  When I am in the hardware store it reminds me of hte house I grew up in.  My dad had a construction company based in our home.  He was also a master carpenter so the smell of freshly cut wood always permeated our home.
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They can be of any thickness. Hardwood thicknesses are expressed in quarters rather than inches. For example 1" thick lumber is called 4/4, 1 1/2" is called 6/4 and 2" thick stock is 8/4.
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Bubinga, Rosewood, Mahogany, Zebra wood, Tulip wood (if you can get it) any close grain hard wood
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Annealed....can't think of one, this is softened steel which is highly malleable. This condition is often used to shape steel in its soft condition and then tempered after during a process.\n\nTempered, the perfect example is a medieval sword, which needed to retain a sharp edge, while being flexible to avoid breaking during combat. A modern consumer product could be a hunting knife, a bowie knife etc.\n\nHardened means that the steel is extremely hard and wear resistant, but very brittle and is easily broken or shattered. A modern consumer product would be a steel file. (for shaping softer steel)
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All these things vary with the variety of stuff you are interested in and how much you pack them into a container. With a trash compactor, a bag of leaves approach the density of wood. \nCheck the CRC handbook of Physics and Chemistry.\nThe textile manufactor.
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Overlapping horizontal boards that cover the timber-framed wall of a house.\nwww.saterdesign.com/glossary/glossary2.asp\n\nTapered horizontal boards used as siding, thickest on their bottom edge; each overlaps the one below.\nwww.affordablehouse.com/glo.html\n\nLong, thin, overlapping, horizontal wooden boards used on the exterior of framed construction as a waterproof exterior covering.\nmollybrown.org/glossaryarchterms.asp\n\nSmall board which holds information identifying a shot: working title of the movie, names of director and DP, scene and take numbers, date, and time. Used at the beginning of a take, the clapboard has a hinged stick which is "clapped" to provide audio/visual synchronization.\nwww.teako170.com/glossary2.html\n\nA type of siding, typically cedar, composed of overlapping horizontal boards.\nwww.realestateglossary.com/real-estate-glossary/c.html\n\nA handheld board that displays information about the scene to be shot.\nwww.filmschools.com/glossary.html
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I LOVE hard wood & just had it installed in 2 more rooms in my house.  i paid a lot extra for this specialty fine wood, australian cypress.  put my furniture back on the new floor and BAM!  1 week later, all scratched up.  It's a very soft wood, they said, nothing they can do about it b/c of the fancy pattern.  DON'T Waste YOUR MONEY!  There is nothing like hard wood when it is the original flooring in the original house, but if you have it installed later it is not as durable.\n\nDepends on the room- Kitchen I like laminant.  I like the way carpet feels on your feet though.  I'm really up in the air, aren't I?
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It's difficult to find a plywood any thicker than 3/4", hardwood or softwood. In dimensional lumber measurements, 1" is usually referred to as 5/4...but that's not plywood.  You might try WoodPlanet at www.woodplanet.com ... They have 1" thick sheets of 4'x8' hard maple plywood, A/A grade, good on both sides, which sounds like something you might be looking for.
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It can only hold the weight of 16 pennies.  He-He.  Just kidding.  Actually, that's a good question.  I've been a carpenter all my life and to tell you the truth, a 16d nail is one damn strong piece of metal.  Ever pull one out of a piece of lumber that was shot in with an air gun?  It'll make you grunt, that's for sure!  One that's galvanized is even more difficult.  And if it's a ring-shanked nail?  Forget it.  It's in the lumber until the wood rots.  It's really not a matter of how many pounds it can hold.  It's a matter of its bonding power.  You can bend a 16d nail quite easily, but after it penetrates into a 2 x 4, for example, it's meant to stay, depending on how it was put to use "structurally".
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It's coefficient of friction is 0.1, which is the lowest of any solid.\n\nPS Go to wiki
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Compressive strength is the capacity of a material to withstand axially directed pushing forces. When the limit of compressive strength is reached, materials are crushed. Concrete can be made to have high compressive strength e.g. many concrete floors have compressive strength of 3000 p.s.i.
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Compressive stress (or compression) is the stress state when the material tends to compact (volume decrease). A simple case of compression is the uniaxial compression induced by the action of opposite, pushing forces. Most materials can carry compressive stress, even the granules such as sands.\n\nTensile stress is a loading that tends to produce stretching on a material by the application of axially directed pulling forces. Materials can withstand some tensile loading, but if enough force is applied, they will eventually break into two parts. Steel is an example of a material with high tensile strength.\n\nShear stress is caused when a force is applied to produce a sliding failure of a material along a plane that is parallel to the direction of the applied force e.g. when cutting paper with scissors.
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I don't think anyone has truly answered your question yet. You're question, as best as I can tell, deals with compression. Now, perhaps you might be able to see it better with a big foam brick. The book pushes down on the foam, until it won't compress anymore and then the book stops sinking. Well, the table is technically the same way, but its already super packed. The molecules of the table, be they the atoms of wood, or glass, or whatever your table is made of, are a network of atoms, all interlocked in a solid form by opposing charges. By placing the book on top, you cause the atoms to become closer, which in turn increases the repulsion of the atoms. Gravity pulls down, Electric (Magnetic) Resistance pushes back.