Timber Defects Quiz

What is the defect called when the timber planks curve along their width?

• Check

• Bow

• Cup

• Split

Which defect occurs in the inner part of the timber and is mainly due to stresses developed during the drying of timber?

• Collapse

• Case Hardening

• Honeycombing

• Warp

What is the defect called when the top surface of wood dries rapidly during seasoning, but the inner part doesn’t?

• Case Hardening

• Collapse

• Honeycombing

• Warp

Which defect results in the loss of shape of wood due to stresses developed during drying?

• Bow

• Cup

• Check

• Warp

What defect develops after the tree is felled down and exposed to the sun for seasoning, with cracks running radially from the bark to the pith through annual rings?

• Radial Shakes

• Collapse

• Twist

• Honeycombing