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Chapter 2 Lumber

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cracks that run parallel to and between the annular rings are called ____ and may be caused by weather or other damage to the tree.

a)

wanes

b)

shakes

c)

knots

d)

bows

2.

The water in the cell cavities is the first to be removed and is called ____.

a)

green water

b)

overflow water

c)

filtered water

d)

free water

3.

From best to worst, hardwood is graded in this order: ____.

a)

select, no. 1 common, FAS

b)

no. 1 common, FAS, select

c)

FAS, select, no. 1 common

d)

no. 1 common, select, FAS

4.

Crooks, bows, cups, and twists are all types of ____.

a)

checks

b)

shakes

c)

cracks

d)

warps

5.

To find board feet we use the formula: ____.

a)

length (in feet) x width (in inches) divided by number of pieces

b)

width (in inches) x thickness x length (in feet) x number of pieces

c)

number of pieces x thickness (in inches) x width (in inches) x length

d)

number of pieces x thickness (in inches) x width (in inches) x length (in feet) divided by 12

6.

When wood dries to the moisture content of the surrounding air, the lumber has reached its ____.

a)

equilibrium moisture content

b)

fiber-saturation point

c)

seasoned point

d)

19-percent point

7.

The method of cutting logs into lumber in which the annular rings are almost at right angles to the wide surface is called ____.

a)

plain-sawing

b)

slash-sawing

c)

quarter-sawing

d)

pre-sawing

8.

A board is considered to be ____.

a)

under one inch in thickness

b)

under two inches in thickness

c)

under three inches in thickness

d)

under four inches in thickness