Exam 4: Wood and Wood Products

Most plywood panels are made up of sheets of veneer (thin pieces) called ____.

Some hardwood is actually softer than some softwoods.

____ is a reconstituted wood panel made of wood flakes, chips, sawdust, and planer shavings.

As the tree grows outward from the pith (center), the inner cells become inactive and turn into ____.

The flanges of a wood I-beam may be made of laminated veneer lumber or specially selected ____-jointed solid wood lumber.

The ____ rating in the grade stamp on APA-rated sheathing appears as two numbers separated by a slash, such as 32/16 or 48/24.

____ strand lumber has been engineered to replace large dimension lumber (beams, planks, and posts).

With computers and laser-guided equipment, the ____ determines how to cut the log with as little waste as possible in the shortest amount of time to get the desired amount and kinds of lumber.

____ is the process of restacking lumber on small cross-sticks that allow air to circulate between the pieces.

The APA grade stamp provides information as to when the board was sawn.