<strong>Key</strong> <strong>products</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>forest</strong>-<strong>based</strong> <strong>industries</strong><strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir dem<strong>and</strong>s on wood raw material propertiesTable 4a: <strong>Key</strong> <strong>products</strong> <strong>of</strong> solid wood <strong>and</strong> wood-<strong>based</strong> panel chains <strong>and</strong> materials used along each production chain. (Values in red are preliminary estimate<strong>of</strong> minimum requirements. Needs expert advice <strong>and</strong> updating)ChainConverted product (M5)Secondary product (M4)Primary product (M4)Species Choice(M3/M2)Desired Wood PropertiesLog Properties (M3/M2)(see Table 4c below)4a4b4c5aSolid-wood furniture: Suitable speciesHome <strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong>fice furnitureKitchen / Bathroom furnitureOutdoor furnitureSolid-wood joinery:Floor coveringSolid WoodLaminated SheetSolid WoodLaminated SheetDeckingFurniture ComponentsParquetLaminated sheetPine, Beech, OakBirch, beech +spruce/pinePine, Beech, OakBirch, beech +spruce/pineCedar, larchTropical hardwoods,treated s<strong>of</strong>twoodsHardwoods, pineHardwood + sprucee.g. appearance, strength, knots(number, size, status), stiffness,slope <strong>of</strong> grain, compressionwood, dimension stability, wane,cracks, splits, hardness,permeability, resin pockets,durability, ring widthClear wood, Tight knots ifpresent. Knots
<strong>Key</strong> <strong>products</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>forest</strong>-<strong>based</strong> <strong>industries</strong><strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir dem<strong>and</strong>s on wood raw material propertiesSolid-wood packagingFinger jointedcomponentsPine6a Pallets Solid wood boards Spruce6b7a7b7cBoxesSolid-wood construction:External & internal wall (incl. timberframe)Floor systemsRo<strong>of</strong>Solid wood boardsVeneer sheetsPlywood solid sheetsCladdingConstruction timberSolid wood joistS<strong>of</strong>twoodsHardwoods (oak,cherry, walnut, maple,etc, etc..)Birch, spruce, tropicalhardwoodsDouglas fir, cedar,larch, treated spruce& pineSpruce, pineSpruce, pineLong clear wood sections. Knots