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WorksheetsConversion of trees to timber.
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which process isn't used when trees are converted into workable timber?
Debarking
Gluing & Pressing
Seasoning
Felling
Conversion & Sawing
Wood can be air seasoned or seasoned in a (a) using heat to remove moisture.
The term that describes cutting down trees is....
chopping
felling
knocking
conversion
Advantages of Quarter Sawing include
Fast
Low cost
Very stable boards
Very attractive grain pattern - Silver Grain
Timber Seasoning is best described as:
the felling of timber
the controlled drying out of felled timber
the application of a finish
the converting a tree into planks
What are the 7 steps in the conversion process in chronological order?
Selection, felling, transport, debarking, Sawing, Seasoning, market.
Felling, sawing, debarking, transport, seasoning, drying
Cutting down, transport, debarking, air seasoning, market
None of the above.
(a) is a cost effective way of seasoning.
What is involved in the selection of a tree for timber?
Tree type, Maturity
Tree type, Maturity, Sustainability
Height of the tree.
The colour of the bark of the tree.
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 method of Timber conversion is shown above?
Rough sawn
Tangential sawn
Quarter sawn
Through and through sawn
