Timber

What is the conversion of timber?

• The cutting of timber

• The cutting up of timber to form planks, battens, etc

• Sawing wood to size

• None of the above

There are type main methods of conversion

• Through and through sawing

• Quarter sawing

• All of the above

• None of the above

Seasoning is the drying out of moisture of timber.

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

• Not sure

Should wood be seasoning?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

• None of the above

There are three main parts of a tree.

• True

• False

The Quarter sawn is far more expensive because of the need to double (or more) handle the log.

• True

• False

Through and through produces mostly tangentially sawn timber and some quarter sawn stuff.

• True

• False

Does timber come in different sizes?

• Yes

• No

• Not sure

Is purple heart a hardwood?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

• None of the above

Softwood comes from trees with pointed leaves.

• True

• False