The wood used for drilling differs in terms of its use and its ability to form, some of which are fused or open fibres, and some of them are knotty, cracked, torsion-resistant, or moisture-resistant. Also, some of them are characterized by their flexibility, the beauty of their tan, or their ability to be polished
natural wood
The most important of these woods:
Walnut wood, including American and Turkish, is characterized by the beauty of its fibres and its flexible hardness, and it is considered one of the most valuable and most suitable wood in careful drilling for the integration of its fibres, their accumulation, and their inability to burn.
Oakwood is light in colour, has beautiful features, is characterized by strength with its flexibility and the accumulation of fibres, withstands weather fluctuations, can be smoothed and polished, and it is an ideal wood for strong and bold designs and fine details, and it is golden in colour and has good-looking grains.
Mahogany is solid wood, rich in grains, with a colour close to red, and its fibres are straight in general. It is one of the best hardwoods that expand and do not shrink.
Olive wood is excellent for engraving work and is a dark, greenish-brown colour that is suitable for work with fine details.
Poplar wood is soft, but it is not easy to cut, as it appears from its effect on machines when used, as it needs pressure and thus blunts quickly. Its colour ranges from cream colour to light green when cut recently, and it is good for consumption and use as it is subject to shocks and scratches.
White pine wood is light in colour with many knots and cracks, soft and not recommended for use in drilling.
Ebony wood, which is one of the hardest woods, has a black colour and is widely used in inlay work and the edges of rulers.
Beechwood combines hardness and ductility, and it is one of the most used wood in drilling and furniture because it is easy to operate, suitable for forming, fused with fibres, and its colour is light brown.
The musky wood is light in colour, free from knots, cracks, and kinks, and its use in the engraving is well limited.
Aziz wood is soft and resinous, one of the finest woods due to its good tan and resistance to moisture.
industrial wood
- Al-Abkaj (opposite) is so called because of the opposite direction of its fibres and it has different thicknesses.
- Slotex wood.
- particleboard wood.
- MDF wood.