Paper Boards And Timbers

Question 1

Different types if papers

Answer 1

Cartridge paper
Layout paper
Tracing paper 
Grid paper
Bleed proof paper

Question 2

Cartridge paper

Answer 2

High quality textured surface

Great for sketching

Question 3

Layout paper

Answer 3

Thin and translucent

Used for general design work

Question 4

Tracing paper

Answer 4

Semi-transparent

Used to copy images

Question 5

Grid paper

Answer 5

Square or isometric pattern

Used for orthographic and scale drawings

Question 6

Bleed proof paper

Answer 6

Used because ink doesn’t spread out

Question 7

Different types of boards

Answer 7

Solid white board
Ink jet cart
Corrugated card
Duplex board
Foam core board 
Foil-line board

Question 8

Solid white board

Answer 8

High quality bleached surface

Used for primary packaging (individual items)

Question 9

Ink jet cart

Answer 9

Used for ink jet printing

Ink doesn’t bleed meaning the print is high quality and sharply defined

Question 10

Corrugated card

Answer 10

Fluted inner core sandwiched between two outer layers
Strong and rigid
Used in secondary packaging (many of the same items)

Question 11

Duplex board

Answer 11

Different colour and texture on each side
One surface is seen so only one side needs to be smooth for prints
Used in food packaging

Question 12

Foam core board

Answer 12

Made by sandwiching expanded polystyrene foam between 2 layers of card
Stiff and lightweight
Can be scored and used for model making and mounts

Question 13

Foul-lined board

Answer 13

Is a board with aluminium foil lining
Often used in packaged food
Foil keeps the air flavour and moisture in

Question 14

Softwood

Answer 14

Grow in colder climate
Cheap and easy accessibility
The leaves are like needles and are usually evergreen and have cones

Question 15

Hardwoods

Answer 15

Usually grows in hot climates and are slow growing
Expensive
Tighter grain
Dense and hard

Question 16

Types of softwoods

Answer 16

Pine
Larch
Spruce

Question 17

Pine

Answer 17

Yellow with brown streaks
Strong and cheap
Used for telegraph poles,fences and cheap furniture

Question 18

Larch

Answer 18

Yellow to reddish-brown colour
Hard tough and durable
Resistant to rot which makes it good for decking and cladding outside of building and fence posts

Question 19

Spruce

Answer 19

Reddish-brown colour
Hard and good strength to weight ratio
Knotty and not very durable
Used for structural purposes in aircrafts,crates and ship masts

Question 20

Types of hardwood

Answer 20

Oak
Mahogany 
Beech
Balsa
Ash

Question 21

Oak

Answer 21

Light brown
Tough,strong and very durable
Used in interior panelling floorings and furniture

Question 22

Mahogany

Answer 22

Red-brown colour
Durable and easy to work with
Expensive and used in good quality furniture

Question 23

Beech

Answer 23

Pinkish-brown colour
Hard and can be bent using steam
Used in chairs and toys

Question 24

Balsa

Answer 24

White or tan colour
Ver low density 
Soft
East to cut and shape
Great for modelling

Question 25

Ash

Answer 25

Pale cream colour
Tough and absorbs shock well
Used in tool handles and wooden sports equipment and furniture