Across
- 1. This scale measures and ranks the relative hardness of wood.
- 5. made from layers of thin sheets of wood and cured under heat and pressure.
- 7. a wood’s weight and strength.
- 8. refers to both the appearance and strength of the lumber.
- 11. wood that has been processed with preservatives to last longer.
- 13. made of a combination of wood and plastic
Down
- 2. The most commonly used lumber.
- 3. combination of hardwood and softwood bound with resin.
- 4. is the lumber’s rough dimension before it is trimmed to its finished size at the lumber mill.
- 6. chosen primarily based on how they look rather than their strength.
- 9. includes wood like hickory, oak, mahogany, maple and walnut.
- 10. a tree’s unique growth pattern.
- 12. includes cedar, pine, spruce and fir wood.