Woodworking and Lumber Quiz

Define hardwood.

Define softwood.

Define engineered wood.

Please indicate whether each of the following is hardwood, softwood, or engineered wood.

What does SPF stand for in terms of lumber?

What is the grain of wood?

What factors are lumber graded on?

Explain the processes that occur at the sawmill that take a cut tree to a piece of lumber that could be purchased at a box store? (In depth!)

What are the three ways in which a log can be sawn?

Of these, which is the most conservative?