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The versatility of timber means that it has a broad range of uses in today’s society. Timber is most commonly associated with building and construction materials, but as you will see from the list bellow, timber plays an important role in many aspects of todays world.
Timber Uses
- Air dispensers (eg aquariums)
- Artificial limbs
- Bakers equipment
- Balconies, decks and terraces
- Boat and Ship construction
- Bee hives
- Cladding
- Carvings and sculptures
- Cooperage
- Cabinet making
- Fencing
- Flooring
- Furniture
- Glass manufacture
- Log cabins
- Musical instruments
- Pallets
- Paper and paper products
- Power poles
- Saunas and hot tubs
- Scaffolding
- Shingles
- Smoking produce (eg fish and meat)
- Railway sleepers
- Windows
This list is by no means exhaustive, but one can see that timber plays an important role in modern society.
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Timber Benefits (over other construction materials)
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