Wood and Wood Products

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Across
  1. 3. a layer just inside the bark of a tree where new cells are formed (2 words)
  2. 5. a measure of lumber volume that equals 1 foot square and 1 inch thick or any equivalent lumber volume (2 words)
  3. 6. treated in a special way to make a material harder and stronger
  4. 8. any wood products that have been manufactured, such as moldings, doors, windows, and stairs for use in building construction
  5. 11. a term used to define a measurement of an item; also used to refer to all 2X lumber used in framing
  6. 12. the rings seen when viewing a cross-section of a tree trunk (2 words)
  7. 15. large ovens used to remove water from lumber (2 words)
  8. 16. a method of sawing lumber that produces a close grain pattern where the annular rings tend to be perpendicular to the width of the board (hyphenated word)
  9. 17. large pieces of lumber over 5 inches in thickness and width
  10. 19. trees that are cone-bearing; also known as evergreen trees
  11. 20. the small, soft core at the center of a tree
  12. 21. a person whose job is to cut logs into lumber
  13. 22. a method of sawing lumber that produces flat-grain where annular rings tend to be parallel to the width of the board (hyphenated word)
  14. 24. lumber usually less than 2 inches thick
Down
  1. 1. the wood in the inner part of the tree, usually darker and containing inactive cells
  2. 2. a large sheet of building material that usually measures 4 X 8 feet
  3. 4. bands of cells radiating from the cambium layer to the pith of a tree to transport nourishment toward the center (2 words)
  4. 7. the distance from the center of one structural member to the center of the next one (OC) (2 words)
  5. 9. technique of removing water from lumber using natural wind currents (2 words)
  6. 10. a process in which shorter lengths are glued together using deep, thin V grooves, resulting in longer lengths (2 words)
  7. 13. trees that shed leaves each year
  8. 14. framing members placed at to right angles to joists, studs, and rafters to form and support openings
  9. 18. the outer part of a tree just beneath the bark of containing active cells
  10. 23. general term for wood that is cut from a log to form boards, planks and timbers