3: Timbers

Question 1

What are the 2 main categories of woods?

Answer 1

Softwoods and Hardwoods

Question 2

Name 4 forms of how wood can be in.

Answer 2

Boards
Square Sections
Dowel
Sheets

Question 3

What sort of trees do softwoods come from?

Answer 3

Evergreen coniferous trees.

Question 4

What sort of trees have loose grains?

Answer 4

Softwood evergreen trees

Question 5

Are hardwoods or softwoods cheaper?

Answer 5

Softwoods are cheaper

Question 6

Name 5 softwoods.

Answer 6

Pine
Redwood
Cedar
Yew
Baltic Whitewood

Question 7

What sort of trees do hardwoods come from?

Answer 7

Deciduous trees

Question 8

When do deciduous trees sheep their leaves?

Answer 8

Over autumn

Question 9

Will hardwoods gain more growth rings that softwoods and why?

Answer 9

Yes they will gain more growth rings as they take a longer time to mature than softwood.

Question 10

Which is easier to sand and plane- hardwoods or softwoods?

Answer 10

Softwoods, because hardwoods are tougher and denser.

Question 11

BOMB hardwoods.

Answer 11

Beech
Oak
Mahogany
Balsa

Question 12

Is ash a softwood or a hardwood?

Answer 12

Ash is a hardwood.

Question 13

Is walnut a softwood or a hardwood?

Answer 13

Walnut is a hardwood.

Question 14

Is teak a softwood or a hardwood?

Answer 14

Teak is a hardwood.

Question 15

Composite boards are…

Answer 15

…man-made

Question 16

What sort of wood is blockboard?

Answer 16

A composite (man-made)

Question 17

What sort of wood is hardboard?

Answer 17

Composite (man-made)

Question 18

Name 3 common composite boards.

Answer 18

Chipboard
MDF
Plywood

Question 19

What does MDF stand for?

Answer 19

Medium Density Fibreboard.

Question 20

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