ABSTRACT
Wood is strong along the grain for its weight. moderately hard. and easy to work. Its grain pattern. texture. and color are beautiful and give a natural feeling. Light reflecting from the wood surface does not glare and provides a mild stimulus to our eyes. As wood is highly hygroscopic and has large specific heat. the air in a room surrounded by it is moderately conditioned. These excellent properties of woods as structural and interior finishing materials for residential construction result from wood structures ranging from macroscopic to microscopic and the molecular level.
