Wood, Metal, Bamboo Processing

______________ or more commonly known as ores are embedded in rocks and full of impurities and most of the time totally unrecognizable except to experts. 

• Unprocessed Bamboo

• Unprocessed Wood

• Unprocessed Metal

• Unprocessed Cheese

______________ is rough, perhaps still with bark and stem, uneven, a bit wet and perhaps even infested with rot.

• Unprocessed Bamboo

• Unprocessed Wood

• Unprocessed Metal

• Unprocessed Cheese

______________ is color green, rough, and full of tiny splinters that can go under your skin.

• Unprocessed Bamboo

• Unprocessed Wood

• Unprocessed Metal

• Unprocessed Cheese

_______ is wood that has been processed into uniform and useful sizes.

• Timber

• Lumber

• Lambert

• Lumbar

_______ is the process wherein the moisture content of the wood is reduced to required specifications.

• Lumber seasoning

• Lumburning

• Lumber drying

• Lumber stacking

__________ is a lumber seasoning technique that is done simply by exposing the lumber to outside air. It is carefully stacked with wood chips to let air circulate. It is easy to do but it takes a long time to complete.

• Kiln drying

• Lumburning

• Air drying

• Pyrography

__________ is a lumber seasoning technique that is done by putting the wood into an oven to remove any undesired moisture. It is faster but requires special equipment.

• Kiln drying

• Lumburning

• Air drying

• Pyrography

__________ is an art technique that uses heat and flames to draw on the wood by burning.

• Kiln drying

• Lumburning

• Air drying

• Pyrography

The process of heating a block of metal to a certain temperature so that it becomes more malleable and then striking it with a hammer or mallet to shape it to a desired shape.

• Forging

• Welding

• Melting and casting

• Bleaching

The process of extracting the natural color of the bamboo by removing the top coat of the plant.

Can either be done wet or dry.

• Forging

• Welding

• Melting and casting

• Bleaching