Wood

Question 1

What are the two types of wood

Answer 1

Hardwoods
Softwoods

Question 2

Give 4 facts about hardwoods

Answer 2

Drop leaves in winter
Slow growing
Grow mainly in warmer climates
Harder to work

Question 3

What does deciduous mean?

Answer 3

It means that the tree drops their leaves in winter. Most hardwoods are deciduous

Question 4

What are hardwoods used to make?

Answer 4

Expensive furniture

Question 5

What is mahogany?

Answer 5

An expensive, imported, decorative hardwood

Question 6

What is mahogany often used in?

Answer 6

Products that require a decorative finish.

Question 7

Give a couple of examples of products that are made of mahogany

Answer 7

Furniture, doors, window frames, staircases.

Question 8

What is beech?

Answer 8

A close grained hardwood that’s used in products that are exposed to wear and tear.

Question 9

Give a couple of examples of items made out of beech

Answer 9

Breadboards, wooden spoons, furniture

Question 10

What is ash?

Answer 10

A long grained and stable timber that is tough and flexible. Has good resistance to shock and can be used outdoors

Question 11

What are some items that are made of ash?

Answer 11

Hockey sticks, cricket stumps, garden tool handles.

Question 12

What is oak?

Answer 12

It is very decorative, hard, durable timber and is quite heavy.

Question 13

What are some products that are made of oak?

Answer 13

Kitchen units, furniture, staircases

Question 14

Give four facts about softwoods

Answer 14

Fast growing
Needles intead of leaves
Mainly grow in cold places
Easy to work

Question 15

What does coniferous mean?

Answer 15

Trees that grew needles, instead of leaves and cones

Question 16

What are some examples of softwoods?

Answer 16

Pine and cedar

Question 17

Are pines expensive?

Answer 17

No.

Question 18

Where are pines normally grown?

Answer 18

Usually they are Locally grown softwoods from managed forests

Question 19

What colour are pines?

Answer 19

Pale (and have little grain marking)

Question 20

When are pines normally used?

Answer 20

When appearance is not important

Question 21

What are pines used for?

Answer 21

Making moulds for vacuum forming

Question 22

What is pine very popular for?

Answer 22

Furniture

Question 23

What is the texture of the parana pine?

Answer 23

Fine and even

Question 24

What colour is the parana pine?

Answer 24

Pale creamy brown

Question 25

What is the parana pine available in?

Answer 25

Long, wide boards often without knots

Question 26

Where does the parana pine usually grow?

Answer 26

South America

Question 27

What is the parana pine prone to?

Answer 27

Twisting

Question 28

Is the parana pine heavy?

Answer 28

Yes.

Question 29

Is the parana pine weak?

Answer 29

No. It is tough.

Question 30

Where is the parana pine usually used?

Answer 30

In structures which are securely jointed or where it can be securely fixed to battens

Question 31

What are some of the items made with parana pine?

Answer 31

Staircases, windowsills, stepladders

Question 32

What is the spruce commonly known as?

Answer 32

Whitewood

Question 33

Keep going!

Answer 33

Well done!!

Question 34

Where does the spruce grow?

Answer 34

Canada and the British Isles

Question 35

What does the spruce contain?

Answer 35

A lot of very hard dead knots which often fall out.

Question 36

What may be present in spruce?

Answer 36

Resin pockets

Question 37

3 small qualities of spruce

Answer 37

Very tough and hard and durable.

Question 38

What is spruce not suitable for

Answer 38

Not suitable for outdoor use

Question 39

Examples of spruce uses

Answer 39

Rafters, newspapers, floor and roof joists coal pit props

Question 40

Where country does cedar come from?

Answer 40

North America

Question 41

What is cedar suitable for?

Answer 41

Outdoors

Question 42

What does the cedar have that protects its timber?

Answer 42

A natural chemical that protects the timber from decay

Question 43

Cedar can be easily …..?

Answer 43

Sawed, planed and carved

Question 44

Why are many clothing chests lined with cedar?

Answer 44

Because of it’s pleasant odour keeps moths away

Question 45

What are some of the uses of cedar?

Answer 45

Closet, chests, boats, pencils, and telephone poles