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There are harder woods and softer woods. Maple and Oak are harder woods, they are literally harder to dent, cut, drill into, etc. A softer wood is pin â¦ e. Sometimes you see wood decribed as semi-hardwood, like Luan which is often called tropical mahogany-it's in between.onfidence votes 262K. There are many uses for hardwood lumber. Some of these include: making furniture, making walking sticks, creating furniture frames, and making smoking pipes.
Varieties of hardwood lumber are the staple materials for the woodworker, particularly those who focus on fine woodworking projects such as furniture. However, the term hardwood can be a bit deceiving, as it has less to do with the hardness of the material than the species of the tree from which the lumber is harvested. Hardwoods come from deciduous, or broad-leaved trees, as opposed to softwoods, that are harvested from from evergreens. 1  In general, the lumber derived from hardwood species are typically harder than softwoods, although there are exceptions (balsa wood is very light and soft, but is considered a hardwood).