Types of wood

WHAT IS WOOD

• Wood is obtained from trunks and branches of trees

• Wood is not a natural resource

• Wood is expected to be free to all

• Wood does not float

Pick the major TYPES OF WOOD (more than one)

• Hard Wood

• Rubberwood

• Soft Wood

• Dense Wood

• Pine Wood

True or False Rubberwood is not vulnerable to warp and rot and does not needs to be treated with preservatives and laminated to improve its durability.

• True

• False

Plywood is..

• Natural formed and harvested as one piece

• made by gluing together thin layers of wood veneer

• not flammable

• made by steam and pressure fusing together thin layers of wood veneer.

A solid wood workpiece generally has grains which are patterns resulting from

• past weather patterns

• seasonal moisture

• the natural arrangement of wood fibers

• growing position towards the sun

True or False when you cut or plane a workpiece, make sure that you do it along the grain.

• True

• False

The patterns on wood also include knots.These indicate the starting point of a branch or a dormant bud. Knots are imperfections in wood and often Strengthen or Weaken the workpiece.

• Strengthen

• Weaken

• no affect

The choice of wood depends on the...

• customer

• what is available

• project

• money in your wallet

__________ is renowned for its aesthetic value, workability as well as resistance to decay

• Pine

• rubberwood

• teak

• dense

Woods can be classified in two broad categories, ___________ _______. (pick 2)

• soft

• dence

• heavy

• hard

• lite