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Question 1

what are the primary source of timber bases materials

Answer 1

trees

Question 2

where do sofwoods come from

Answer 2

cooler climates

Question 3

where do hardwoods come from

Answer 3

hotter climates

Question 4

what does FSC stand for

Answer 4

forestry stewardship concil

Question 5

what doed felled mean

Answer 5

cut down

Question 6

what can a tree be felled

Answer 6

when it reaches its maturity

Question 7

what is the baulk timber cut and what are its uses

Answer 7

The tree is simplily ctu into a sqaure or a rectangle removing the bark and evens up the trunk
used for construction beams

Question 8

what is the through and through timber cut and what are its uses

Answer 8

Involves sawing the wood into planks, it is a simple and cost effective method, however it can lead to warping
used for general joinery

Question 9

what is the tangential timber cut and what are its uses

Answer 9

the trunk is cut tangentially to the circular trunk. This produces and attractive grain which is less likley to warp
furniture

Question 10

what is the qauter timber cut and what are its uses

Answer 10

it produces alot of waste. The trunk is cut radially from teh centre
high quality furniture

Question 11

what is green timber

Answer 11

a wood that has not been seasoned

Question 12

what is air seasoning

Answer 12

a natural method of drying out green timber

Question 13

what is kiln seasoning

Answer 13

a quick method of trying out green timber using steam

Question 14

why do you season wood

Answer 14

to remove the mositure content of the wood

Question 15

how is MDF made

Answer 15

compressing wood particles together and glueing them

Question 16

how is plywood made

Answer 16

gluing three of more veneers of wood at 90 degree angles from the previous layer to increase strength

Question 17

how is chipboard made

Answer 17

glueing wood chips together

Question 18

what is an ore

Answer 18

a roch which contains metal

Question 19

what is smelting

Answer 19

the process of extracting metal from a ore

Question 20

what is chipboard used in

Answer 20

manufacuture of flat pack furniture

Question 21

what is a tennon saw

Answer 21

most commonly used saw and gives a smooth cut

Question 22

what is the coping saw used for

Answer 22

cutting curves

Question 23

what is the disc sander

Answer 23

a very quick and effective way of shaping wood

Question 24

what does plane do

Answer 24

slices away thing shavings of wood all planing should be done in the same direction of the plane

Question 25

what is a linisher

Answer 25

a sander

Question 26

what is the jack plane

Answer 26

general purpose plane used to flatten and smooth

Question 27

what is the smoothing plane

Answer 27

used on smaller bits of wood

Question 28

what is chiselling used for

Answer 28

shaping wood and producing wood joints you put the wood in a clamp and push the chisel through the wood