Across
- 1. the type of wood used for making planes
- 4. a perrenial evergreen that is part of the grass family
- 6. an organic material with a wide variety of physical and mechanical properties
- 9. Trees and shrubs that, lose their leaves and become dormant during the winter.
- 13. the process of decaying
- 14. a skilled trade and a craft in which the primary work performed is the cutting, shaping and installation of building materials during the construction of buildings, ships, timber bridges, concrete formwork.
- 15. a source of oxygen
- 16. a flattened structure of a higher plant, typically green and blade-like, that is attached to a stem directly or via a stalk. Leaves are the main organs of photosynthesis and transpiration.
- 19. a type of engineered wood product that is made out of wood fibers
- 21. panels flat, sometimes curved, sheets made from wood-based materials that are bonded together with an adhesive.
- 22. wood veneers bonded together to produce a flat sheet
- 23. a hard material made out of very small pieces of wood which have been pressed together. It is often used for making doors and furniture
Down
- 2. the type of wood used for buliding houses
- 3. used for making cricket bats and stumps.
- 5. water or other liquid diffused in a small quantity as vapour, within a solid, or condensed on a surface.
- 7. They are conifer trees.
- 8. the ability of something to maintain or "sustain" itself over time
- 10. lable a non-profit organisation that certifies sustainable forest management
- 11. wood used for making pegs
- 12. used for making toys
- 17. can be grown quickly and chopped easily. Contrast of hard wood trees.
- 18. mahagony oak The type of oak used to build tables.
- 20. The contrast of softwood
- 22. wood in which the vessels in the earlywood are distinctly larger than those in the latewood of the previous and of the same growth ring.
- 24. used for building furniture and cabinets.
