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WorksheetsTimber conversion
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Why are tree logs converted?
To allow drying to occur quicker
To allow them be used as timber
To assess the quality of the wood
All of the above
What is timber conversion?
Converting wood to projects
Converting seeds to trees
Converting logs to boards
Converting land to forestry
What type of conversion method is shown above?
Through and through
Quarter sawn
Tangential sawn
Rough sawn
What method of Timber conversion is shown above?
Rough sawn
Tangential sawn
Quarter sawn
Through and through sawn
What method of conversion is shown above?
Through and through
Quarter sawn
Rough sawn
Tangential sawn
Check all the advantages of converting logs by through and through sawn
Fast
Low cost
Stable boards
Little waste
Check all the correct advantages for converting logs by quarter sawn;
Attractive grain
Stable boards
Little waste
Quick
Check all the disadvantages of tangential conversion:
More waste
Boards prone to cupping
Higher cost
No attractive grain pattern
Above is a common natural defect that can happen when logs are converted. What is its correct name?
Bowing
Twisting
Cupping
Shrinkage
Silver grain appears in what type of wood when converted by quarter sawn?
Ash
Oak
Birch
Douglas fir
Flame grain is displayed on boards converted by which method?
Tangential sawn
Through and through
Quarter Sawn
All of the above
During conversion bark is processed into _______.
Plywood
Small boards
Garden Mulch
Paper
Radial sawn conversion is another name for?
Plain sawn
Through and through sawn
Quarter sawn
Tangential sawn
