Woods And Timbers

Question 1

Hardwood

Answer 1

Deciduous, grow in warm/wet places, not always hard

Question 2

Softwood

Answer 2

Evergreen, pine cones/needles, grow in cold dry places

Question 3

FSC

Answer 3

Forest Stewardship Council, an environmentally friendly wood company. They use sustainable wood so it doesn’t impact the environment

Question 4

Conversion

Answer 4

Turn logs into useful pieces of timber

Question 5

Quarter sawn

Answer 5

More stable but wastes more wood, meaning it costs more

Question 6

Slab sawn

Answer 6

Quick and no waste, however the slabs aren’t as stable

Question 7

Seasoning

Answer 7

Is the controlled drying of timber,

Reasons are:
Increases strength
Increases stability
Less prone to rot and decay

Question 8

Stock forms

Answer 8

Sawn
P.S.E (planed square edge)
P.A.R (planed all round)

Question 9

Hardwoods we need to know

Answer 9

Beech, oak

Question 10

Softwoods we need to know

Answer 10

Scots pine

Question 11

Steam Bending

Answer 11

To saturate the wooden planks in steam for the purpose of providing enough flexibility to enable the wood to be bent around a former

Question 12

Compression strap

Answer 12

Uses thin strip of metal to increase the bend in the hydrated wood

Question 13

Veneers

Answer 13

6mm-0.25mm
Can be laminated 
Used for: 
Decorating surfaces 
Making plywood
Making shapes

Question 14

How to make a veneer

Answer 14

Rotary cut or sliced