Section B

Question 1

What are the 3 types of timber?

Answer 1

Hardwood
Softwood
Manufactured boards

Question 2

Give 3 examples of manufactured board materials?

Answer 2

Chip board
MDF
Plywood

Question 3

Give 5 aesthetic methods that alter the way a timber looks?

Answer 3

Staining
Varnishing
Oiling
Waxing
Painting

Question 4

Why is hardwood more expensive than softwood?

Answer 4

As it grows considerably slower therefore damaging the environment with imbalanced rate of replacement whereas softwoods are a fast-growing tree

Question 5

What is a method of material costing?

Answer 5

Price ber metre cubed (by volume)

Question 6

Give 5 forces that can act on a material?

Answer 6

Tension
Compression
Bending
Torsion
Shear

Question 7

What is kerfing?

Answer 7

Process in which timber is bent to a certain shape after being exposed to water or steam to increase flexibility as it has good tensile strength and is less prone to bending

Question 8

What are alternative boards made from recycled timber to help reduce deforestation?

Answer 8

Plywood
MDF
Chipboard
Blockboard

Question 9

Name the 6R’s?

Answer 9

Reduce
Reuse
Recycle
Rethink
Refuse
Repair

Question 10

Give 3 examples of hardwoods and how long they take to grow?

Answer 10

Around 60 years
Ash
Oak
Beech

Question 11

Give 3 examples of softwoods and how long they take to grow?

Answer 11

Half the time around 30 years
Larch
Pine
Spruce

Question 12

What does FSC stand for?

Answer 12

Forest Stewardship Council - promotes responsible forest management

Question 13

What hardwood is often used in children’s toys and why?

Answer 13

Beech - hard wearing timber

Question 14

What manufactured board is often used in flat-pack furniture?

Answer 14

Chipboard - bound together with resin and is dense and flat and can be normally covered with a polymer laminate to promote aesthetics

Question 15

What are hardwoods and softwoods normally sold as in lengths as?

Answer 15

Planks
Boards
Mouldings (Skirting Boards)

Question 16

What are the 3 types of cuts?

Answer 16

Rough cut - Often sold in DIY shops can often be bought with smooth, planed edges
Planed Square Edge - One edge will be planed smooth
Planed All Round - Indicates timber is planed all round meaning both edges and sides have been planed (smoothed)

Question 17

What is a venner?

Answer 17

Thin sheet of timber usually from expensive hardwood, often used to cover cheaper material e.g. MDF

Question 18

What are the four terms that describe scales of production?

Answer 18

Prototypes
Batch Production
Mass Production
Continuous Production

Question 19

What is prototypes/one-off production?

Answer 19

Custom or bespoke product made from timber can be rough models or function as intended and are well finished

Question 20

What is Batch Production?

Answer 20

Where many items of same product are produced, jigs can be used to speed up process, making a specific quantity, can be done by hand

Question 21

What is mass production?

Answer 21

Products are manufactured in large volumes, thousands, often on assembly lines. all products are not identical

Question 22

What is continuous production?

Answer 22

Takes place 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, often stock sizes of timber and paper can be produced using continuous production, highly automated machinery

Question 23

Give 2 tools used to mark out timber?

Answer 23

Pencil
Marking knife

Question 24

Give 5 tools used to measure lengths and angle in timber industry?

Answer 24

Try square
Ruler
Mitre Square
Marking gauge
Sliding bevel

Question 25

Give 3 tools used to cut timber?

Answer 25

Rip saw Coping saws Tenon saws

Question 26

What are the 2 types of drill bits?

Answer 26

Twist drill - simply drill a hole with a certain diameter Countersink bit - profile a hole for top of screw can sit flush with surface

Question 27

What are the 3 skills needed to shape timber?

Answer 27

Chiselling Planing Sanding

Question 28

What are the 2 commercial timber processes?

Answer 28

Routing Turning

Question 29

What is routing?

Answer 29

Rotating sharp cutting bit, ensure a profiled shape is made, hand held - table, CNC (computer numerical controlled)

Question 30

What is turning?

Answer 30

Lathe works by spinning piece of timer at speed while using wood turning tool to push into amber and change its shape, can also be secured to a face plate for a desired bowl shape

Question 31

What is a digital vernier caliper used for?

Answer 31

Measure accurately timber and allow a tolerance as timber can change dependant on wetness in different seasons

Question 32

What are 4 surface treatments/finishes for timber?

Answer 32

Painted timber Stained timber Waxed/oiled timber Varnished timber