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fhood
on Oct 21, 2021
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Hardened wood as a renewable alternative to steel ...
Not really "separately", pretty much as a rule hardwoods grow very slowly. Pretty much any fast growing wood is going to be soft.
meepmorp
on Oct 21, 2021
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Basswood is a hardwood because it's a flowering tree (angiosperm); softwoods come from conifers (gymnosperms).
Balsa is a hardwood, too.
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