Natural and manufactuerd timbers and other stuff

Question 1

What is chipboard ?

Answer 1

• A man made sheet material made from small chips of wood that are bonded together
• Manufactured board

Question 2

What occurs when wood shrinks and becomes dry

Answer 2

It splits

Question 3

What type of adhesive joins wood to wood ?

Answer 3

PVA- (Polyvinyl acetate)

Question 4

What is a prototype ?

Answer 4

A prototype is a single product made as a one-off or a model

Question 5

Diffrent types of Softwood’s

Answer 5

Pine
Larch
Spruce

Question 6

What is Softwood ?

Answer 6

• Softwoods come from coniferous trees
• faster growing than hardwoods
• cheaper

Question 7

Pine

Answer 7

Pine is a softwood and does not drop leaves

Question 8

What is a mitre square used for ?

Answer 8

Is used for manking angels 90 degrees such as the corners of a picture frame

Question 9

What manufactured board is glued at a 90 degree angle ?

Answer 9

Plywood

Question 10

What type of metal do you need to make wire ?

Answer 10

Ductile metal as it can strech

Question 11

Which natural fibre grows in bolls ?

Answer 11

Cotton

Question 12

What is Hardwood ?

Answer 12

• comes from deciduous trees
• large flat leaves that fall in autumn
• longer to grow than softwood
• more expensive

Question 13

Diffrent types of Hardwood ?

Answer 13

• ash
• beech
• mahogany
• oak
• balsa

Question 14

What is timber ?

Answer 14

• comes from trees

- the trees need to grow until 25-100 years before they can be cut down to make wood

Question 15

Diffrent types of Manufactured boards

Answer 15

• medium-density fibreboard
• chipboard
• plywood

Question 16

Manufactured board

Answer 16

• made from timber waste and adhesive
• to make them more aesthetically pleasing they are veneered
• cheap to buy

Question 17

FSC

Answer 17

• Forest Stewardship Council
• estblished in 1993
• non-profit organization
• transnational environmental policy