ROUGH CARPENTRY

Question 0

How is a check different then a split?

Answer 0

They split is a separation extending completely through a piece of lumber, usually at the ends

Question 1

Why are softwoods used for rough carpentry?

Answer 1

Availability and lower cost

Question 2

What is a wane?

Answer 2

A little absence of wood or presence of bark on the edge or corner of a piece of lumber

Question 3

What is a woods fiber saturation point?

Answer 3

When the cell walls are completely saturated but no water exists in the cell cavity… On average about 30% moisture content

Question 4

For a wood to be considered dry lumber it’s moisture content cannot exceed what percentage? … For kiln dry?

Answer 4

19%… 15%