Title: Describe the nature and structure of wood and forest products.
Course: Materials and Processes Technology (13052-18) > Section: Working with Wood

Description should include the

- ecology and conservation in the industry
- chemical properties of wood
- grains and types of wood
- cuts of lumber and standard stock sizes (e.g., plain-sawing, quarter-sawing lumber)
- grade of lumber
- structural panel products made from composite or reconstituted wood products.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are products from home that are made from different kinds of wood?
- How can wood be categorized as a polymer or a composite?
- How is plywood developed?
- What is dimension lumber?