Lumber grades

An example of a hardwood tree:

• spruce

• pine

• fir

• oak

In the movie The Natural, a young Roy Hobbs (played by Robert Redford) carves a baseball bat from a tree that was struck by lightning in his back yard. What kind of tree was it most likely?

• Pine

• Fir

• Spruce

• Ash

Which one of these is a softwood tree?

• oak

• maple

• hickory

• Fir

Most of our framing lumber comes from?

• hardwood trees

• softwood trees

• mayonnaise

• exotic trees

The USS NC was the first of 10 new "fast battleships" built in the 30s and 40s, earned 6 Battle Stars in WWII, and was torpedoed once. Her decks are made of what hardwood?

• Fir

• Pine

• Teak

• Spruce

What softwood tree is the state tree of NC?

• fir

• loblolly pine

• oak

• spruce

What do deciduous trees do?

• Lose their leaves in the fall

• Stay green year-round

• Attack small children

• Fall in the woods and not make a sound

Rough lumber is cut so that:

• It is the actual or nominal size--a 2x4 is really 2" by 4"

• The grain is cross-ways

• It is smaller than actual size

• I like mayonnaise on hot dogs

Dressed lumber is: (select two)

• What you normally buy at Lowes, Home Depot, Garris-Evans, etc.

• Physically smaller than rough lumber

• tasty with mayonnaise

• the same size as rough lumber

Select lumber is:

• Low quality

• free of knots or blemishes

• used for temporary structures

• the lowest grade