Department of Forestry Fact Sheet FORFS 02-02

Products Made Fr
Products om Wood
From
Terry Conners, Extension Specialist in Forest Products
List created July, 2002 from a number of other lists, with additions.
Corrections and Additions will be welcomed! (tconners@uky.edu)
Solid Wood Products
Products
Lumber and plywood to build new homes Drum Sticks Brush handles
Doors Tambourines Cable reels
Window frames and sills Wood blocks Canes
Flooring Speaker cabinets Cedar chests
I-joists Amplifier cabinets Cedar closet lining
LVL (laminated veneer lumber) Metronomes Activated charcoal
Parallel strand lumber Xylophones Church pews and altars
Finger-jointed lumber Harmonicas Closet rods
Machine stress-rated lumber Stage flooring Barrels
Coat racks Sandboxes and Backyard play sets Crutches
Furniture Charcoal Desks
Dining room tables Tool handles Docks
Upholstered furniture frames Toilet plungers Decks
Rocking chairs Medicine cabinets Kitchen cabinets
End tables Parallel bars Ferryboats
Coffee tables Vineyard stakes Gazebos
Beds Toys such as wooden blocks Grandfather clocks
Bookcases Rulers Stair rails
Nightstands Birdhouses Truck and trailer flooring
Bureaus Fencing, fence posts and rails Mouldings and baseboards
Landscape timbers Firewood Paneling
Highway guard rails Fishing boats Picnic tables
Snowshoes Ladders Pilings for building construction
Toothpicks Hockey sticks Popsicle sticks
Match sticks Dog houses Porch swings
Chopsticks Pallets Produce crates and boxes
Shutters Particleboard Propeller shaft bearings for ships
Baseball bats Medium density fiberboard (MDF) (used Rocking horses
Canoe paddles and oars in kitchen cabinets and furniture Rowboats
Musical instruments: panels, for example) Shingles
Guitars Hardboard House siding
Pianos Garage doors Putty-type of wood filler
Organs and organ pedals Gazebos Tongue depressors
Oboes Hot tubs and spas Totem poles
Bagpipes Lath Sleds
Banjos Trellises Salad bowls and serving ware
Clarinets Kitchen utensils Telephone poles
Flutes/Fifes Pencils Wheelbarrow handles
Mandolins Ping Pong paddles Wood carvings
String bass Golf tees Wooden nickels
Violins Animal bedding Pegboard
Violin bows Railroad ties Ship masts and yardarms
Cellos Seesaws Toilet seats
Bassoons Model airplanes Piano keys (wooden)
Drums Coffins Rolling pins

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Knife handles Doll houses Rocking horses
Childrenís puzzles Test tube racks Fun house barrels
Work benches Wine racks Fishing lures
Toboggans Handrails Storage battery separators (hard rubber)
Bookcases Stake-body truck sides Water tanks
Park benches Gerbil chew sticks (balsa wood) Wardrobes/armoires
Gun racks and cabinets Yo-yos Model ìTî coil boxes
Billboards Dice Automobile chassis
Snow fences Silverware chests Ironing boards
Trellises Venetian blinds Treenails
Parallel bars Billiard cue sticks Post and beam timber framing
Log houses Fuel for meat smokers Cabinets for Analytical balances
Bowling alley lanes Spices and flavorings Shoe lasts
Bowling pins Allspice Radio, television and phonograph/stereo
Railroad crossing gates Annatto cabinets
Rural bridges Bay leaves Butter churns
Tent poles Cinnamon Harpsichords
Hurdles Cloves Railroad cars
Lobster pots and floats FilÈ (Sassafras leaves, used to Aircraft propellers and airframes
Wooden matches thicken gumbos) Minesweeper boats, PT boats
Parts of snowboards, skis Juniper berries (gin flavoring) Silos
and skateboards Mace Fermentation vats
Ventriloquist dummies Nutmeg Cigar boxes
Name tags Orange blossoms (flavored Racing shells (one to eight-man rowed
Flagpoles (for smaller flags) water) boats)
Cribs Chips for smoking meat Wringers for washing machines
Police batons Sassafras oil is used as a soap Telephones
Planters perfume Wood creosote used to be used as a
Dowels Logs provide nutrients for shiitake laxative, a disinfectant and a cough
Scaffold planks mushrooms treatment (rarely used nowadays).
Concrete forms Cutting boards Woodworking tools
Glu-lam beams (used to Model airplanes Planes
create long open ìBiscuitsî for wood joining Carpenter levels
spaces, as in Carpenter rules
churches) Products that Used to be Made Tool chests
Excelsior From Wood
From Gear shift knobs
Veneer Butter molds
Bushel baskets
(Some of these may still be made from Slide rules
Pants hangers
wood for specialty products.) Phonographs
Kitchen counters Water pipes Bicycles
Woodcut artwork Bocce balls Travelerís writing desks
Merry-go-Round horses Tennis rackets Cigar molds
Birdhouses Car dashboards Artistís pallets
Snowshoes Golf clubs Washboards
Woodworking clamps Conestoga wagons Skis
Spinning wheels Clocks and clock gears Water well structures
Baskets Waterwheels Water pump enclosures
Novelties such as Nutcrack- Printing press type Wheel chairs
ers Printing presses Candlesticks
Checker sets Deckle boxes (frames used to make paper Warships
Jewelry boxes by hand) Wardrobe trunks
Foundry patterns Paper presses (to squeeze the water out Maple syrup buckets
Crates of handmade paper) Abacus
Garage doors Woodworking planes Pulleys
Theatre scenery Cigar store Indians Gallows
Gunstocks Weaving shuttles and bobbins Milking stools
Beehives Wooden shoes Insulator pins
Mallets Bows and arrows Plates and bowls
Butcher blocks Wooden wheels for automobiles and Artificial limbs
Organ pipes wagons Sled runners
Crucifixes Pull toys Iceboxes and refrigerators
Drafting tables Sextants Gutters
Ballot boxes Street paving blocks Spruce gum was used for chewing gum

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Sassafras tea Oranges Tea tree oil (antibiotic and
Canoes Lemons antifungal oil)
Automobile tires (used rayon as reinforc- Limes Benzoin gum
ing cord) Bananas Gum Arabic
Shoe pegs (used to fasten shoe soles to Pears Corks (the primary use for cork: ~17
the leather uppers) Tangerines billion sold each year, compared to
Dragonís blood (from fruit of Asian tree) Coconuts 400 million for plastic stoppers
was used in the manufacture of Dates (2001 statistics))
varnishes and lacquers Grapefruit Other cork products
Dyestuffs (prior to invention of synthetic Olives and olive oil Coasters
dyes) Plums Flooring
Canada balsam (tree resin) was used to Figs Dartboards
make microscope slides Fruit juices Wall and ceiling tiles
Quinine came from the bark of the Carob (a cocoa substitute) Sanding blocks
Cinchona tree Cider Corkboards
Willow bark provided the original source Mistletoe (grows as a symbiant on trees) Expansion joint filler
of aspirin-like compounds Eucalyptus leaves (floral component, also Insulation corkboard
Cork used to be the gasket material lining used for fragrance) Fishing buoys and floats
bottle caps Carnauba wax (from the leaves of the Cork washers
Rubber used to be used to waterproof carnauba palm tree grown in Brazil). Hot pads
raincoats Used in: Musical instrument parts (e.g.,
Molded wooden figurines Shoe polish stoppers for organ pipes)
Typewriter keys (Celluloid) Lipsticks Laboratory rings for glassware
Red elm inner bark used to be steeped in Automotive waxes Bathmats (made of granulated
water to obtain a remedy for sore Furniture polish cork)
throats Applied to produce to ìPeasî for whistles
Hickory was a part of the Wright make it look appealing Cricket balls
brothersí airplanes in supermarkets. Corks for pop guns
Cylinder phonograph records used to be Products from Wood Sap or Extractives: Foosball (table football) balls
made from Carnauba wax because it Citrus cleaners (oils) Hockey balls
is so hard Lime scent for aftershave Baseballs
Tool handles were made from celluloid as Sandalwood fragrance for soap Facings for some ping pong
recently as World War II. and incense paddles
Piano keys were once made from celluloid Maple syrup Cork shoe soles
as an ivory substitute. Rubber Roofing
Rubber products
Things Made from Wood that
from Golf balls
Products that Used to be
Formerly Wer
ere Made fr
e om
from Tires Made From Cork
Something Else Marine and underwater (Some of these may still be made as
cable insulation
Paper (used to be made from cotton and Adhesives specialty products.)
linen rags) Combs (hard rubber) Bottle caps gaskets for carbonated
Non-Wood/Non-Paper Pr
Non-Wood/Non-Paper oducts
Products Latex gloves and other beverages
barrier-type of Life jackets (until 1857 ñ now mostly
Shade! medical products polystyrene)
Nuts Rubber belts Life preservers (polystyrene now)
Cola nuts (Coca-Cola etc.) Rubber hoses Fishing rod handles (now mostly
Almonds Gaskets HypalonÆ)
Brazil nuts Shoe soles Sheet insulation (e.g., for refrigerators)
Cashews Rubber boots Rocket nosecones (a cork-ceramic
Hazelnuts
Pistachios
Rubber balls composite)
Turpentine (most of it comes
Walnuts from wood pulping Paper and Fluff Products
Pecans Computer and copy paper
operations)
Hickory nuts Book paper
Chestnuts Rosin
Pine needle extract (an anti- Book marks
Pine nuts Envelopes
Acorns (decorative uses) inflammatory)
Rosewood oil (various medicinal Checkbooks
Fruits Bulk mail
Apples uses)
Taxol (anti-cancer drug) Bills
Avocadoes Instruction manuals
Coffee Frankincense
Packaging cards for blister-packed
Peaches Myrrh products

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Calendars Frozen food boxes Ball point pens
Diplomas and Certificates Construction paper Electronics cases (televisions,
Report cards Kraft paper (wrapping paper) calculators, computers)
Lamp shades Multi-wall sacks for birdseed and pet Loudspeakers
Book covers foods Automobile parts (e.g., door panels)
Concert posters Price tags Packaging
Identification badges Sandpaper Trays
Newsletters Seed starter blocks Thermoformed products like gun
Recipe cards Loudspeaker cones cases
Salt boxes Origami paper Marine/Trailer flooring
Sugar and flour bags Tea bags are usually not made from wood Wood-plastic composite lumber:
Can labels (except for tomato cans for pulp ñ they are mostly made from Garden benches
some unknown reason!) abaca, also known as Manila hemp Picnic tables
Bottle and jar labels Tea bag labels are made of wood-based Planters
Cereal boxes paper Fencing
Shelf labels in grocery stores Cigarette papers and vacuum cleaner bags Decking
Adhesive-backed labels are made from hemp or flax fiber! Signs
Receipts Bible paper Parking stops for parking lots
Menus Wallpaper Spare tire covers
Poster board Tubes for bathroom tissue and paper Melamine paper-faced board
Baking cups towels
Coupons Artificial snow (paper snow) Things that Formerly Wer
eree
US currency is not made from wood pulp Wax paper
Confetti
Made fr om Wood-based Paper
from
ñ itís made from cotton and flax
fibers Admixture with sprayed-on grass seed Oil cans
Coffee filters Food additive (non-digestible cellulose Candy bar wrappers
Facial and bath tissue dietary fiber). Used in diet drink Grocery bags (some still are made from
Packaging for facial and bath tissue (the products, food texture enhancer. (In paper!)
boxes and wrappers) the late 1970s, a ìdiet breadî used Library catalog cards (supplanted by
Napkins cellulose fiber from wood as one of computer files)
Sanitary and surgical absorbent products its ingredients.) Drinking straws
Disposable diapers Butcher paper Shotgun cartridges
Kites Musical instrument cases (ìcardboardî Carbon paper
Catalogs type, as for guitars) Bumper stickers (now made out of vinyl
Game boards Phone books except for the peel-off paper on the
Masking tape Photographs backside)
Crepe paper Newspapers
Computer cards (now entirely electronic!)
Birthday and Christmas wrapping paper Tickets
Stickers Business cards
Coloring books Roofing felt Products Made fr
Products om Wood-
from
Flashlight battery labels Ice cream containers
Paper dolls Pizza boxes Derived Chemicals
Baseball cards Disposable tablecloths (Processed products, not oils or latex,
Tracing paper Retail software boxes etc. Some cellulose products may derive
Election ballots Corrugated cartons from other cellulose sources such as
Milk cartons Ceiling tiles cotton linters, depending on economics
Egg cartons Absorbent socks for oil spills and manufacturer.)
Postage stamps Absorbent liners for supermarket meat
Paper towels trays Textiles (Rayon, Tencelô)
Playing cards Stationery and notebook paper Cellulose acetate (wrapping and photo-
Building insulation, loose and in panel NCR (no carbon required) paper graphic film)
form Tax forms Cellulose nitrate (former composition of
Grocery Bags Marriage licenses, birth and death movie film, except that it was very
Paper Cups certificates and other civil docu- flammable and unstable with age)
File Folders ments Celluloid (rarely produced nowadays,
Post-It NotesÆ Racing forms except for guitar picks and pick
CD labels Programs for sporting events guards, fountain pens, accordion
DVD and VCR tape packaging Fiber filler for plastics: cases and ping-pong balls. Formerly
Magazines Tool handles used for costume jewelry, clocks,
Magazine card inserts Football helmets etc.)
Postcards Buttons Cellulose acetate and cellulose nitrate are
Maps Eyeglass frames both used in adhesives and lacquers.
Fast food packaging

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CMC (carboxymethyl cellulose) is used as Additive to unfired ceramics to give them varies by manufacturer)
a food thickener and texturizer for strength Suntan lotion (e.g., almond oil (emollient);
products such as ketchup and ice Fungicides clove bud oil (scent); cocoa butter
cream (depending on manufacturer); Hair spray (emollient))
also used to stabilize oil well drilling Cosmetics ñ including thickeners such as Ink (incorporate tall oil rosins from hard
muds. methyl cellulose and pines)
Cellulose-based pill fillers methyl†hydroxy†ethyl†cellulose Tall oil fatty acids and derivatives are used
Cellophane (wrapping material, also used Methanol (used in colognes, solvents) as:
for Easter basket grass!) Torula yeast (a food supplement) is PVC stabilizers
Toothpaste additives (e.g., cellulose gum) grown on wood sugars and wood Synthetic lubricants
ìPlasticî twine mineral nutrients leftover from Polyamides
Hardhats and sports helmets pulping operations. This is used in Corrosion inhibitors
Cigarette filters (cellulose acetate fibers) baby foods, imitation bacon, Soaps
Cellulose industrial filters cereals, baked goods, etc. Detergents
Sausage casings Tannin (used in natural tanning process, Emulsifiers
Cellulose spongesArtificial vanilla less common than formerly)
flavoring (by-product of Kraft process Rubber processing additives
Carnauba wax is commonly used as a pill Asphalt additives
pulping) coating.
Cleaning compounds Concrete additives
Liquid SmokeÆ Epoxy additives
Chewing gum is a combination of natural Linoleum (oxidized linseed oil mixed with
rubber (especially chicle, from the Plasticizers
pine resin and wood flour) Metalworking chemicals
Sapodilla trees from Central and Acetic acid (produced by distillation of
South America) with some Oil field chemicals
wood)
synthetic latexes to extend the Rosin-based adhesive products
Biofuels from wood distillation
natural latex supply. Other wood Liquid nail polish Also, see the list of products from
chemicals such as rosin esters and Shaving cream (tea tree oil, camphor, etc., Extractives (above)
terpenes are also common ingredi-
ents.

To grow a pound of wood, a tr

grow ee uses 1.47 pounds of carbon dioxide and gives of
tree offf 1.07 pounds of oxygen.
The following information is copied fr om the website of the Temperate For
from est Foundation {http://www
Forest .for
{http://www.for estinfo.org/
.forestinfo.org/
Discover/facts.htm#Recycling}:

∑ In 1995, some 1.6 billion seedlings were planted in the U.S. - more than 5 new trees a year for every American.†
Millions of additional trees were naturally reforested.

∑ Private owners account for 59% of the nationís 490 million acres of commercial forestland; government owns
27%; and the forest industry owns 14%.

∑ Each person in the United States consumes approximately 675 pounds of paper a year.

∑ On the average, everyone uses the equivalent of a tree, 18 inches in diameter - 100 foot tall, every year. Thatís 80
cubic feet!

The United States is a wood-rich country; people in the United States (on average) use about three times as much wood
each day as people in the rest of the world. One of the most common uses for wood around the world is for fuel!

And finally
finally,, a surprise for (almost) all Kentuckians:

3M Corporationís popular product, Post-It Notes, are manufactured exclusively in Cynthiana, (Harrison County),
Kentucky!

(T. Conners 07/02)

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