Wood Flashcards
Fibrous substances w/c compose the trunk and branches of the tree between the pith and the bark
Wood
Wood after it is sawed or sliced into boards, planks, timber etc
Lumber
Unplanned or undressed lumber
Rough wood
Planed lumber having at least one smooth side
Surfaced or Dressed Lumber
Two smooth sides
S2s
4 smooth sides
S4s
Rough lumber which is cut tanget to the annual rings, running full length of the log and containing at least one flat surface
Slab
5inch or 13 cm or larger in it’s smallest dimension
Timber
Wide piece of lumber from 4-13 cm thick
Plank
Lumber less than 1 1/2” or 4cm thick and at least 4inches or 10cm wide
Board
Thick piece of lumber
Flitch
Small annual rings
Fine grained
Large annual rings
Coarse grained
Direction of the fibers are nearly parallel with the sides
Straight grained
Woods which grow larger by addition of layer on the outer surface
Oxogens