TIMBER ASSESSMENT TASK

By Ryan Bondfield 8IA2

WHERE DOES TIMBER COME FROM?

Comes from any type of tree

Because some trees are rarer than others this means that different timber types cost more

Pine trees are the most common timber type

Different types of timber floors

WHY IS PINE THE MOST COMMON?

Pine is the most common wood type because the tree is:

Quick to grow Doesn’t need

much space Easy to cut And easy to cure

Pine tree plantation

HOW TREES TURN INTO TIMBER

After a tree is chopped down, it is sent to a mill and cut into timber

From there it is preserved.

To be preserved it is treated with chemicals that go into the fibres of the wood.

WHAT IS TIMBER USED FOR?

Anything that is made of woo is a product of timber.

This includes: Paper Furniture Wooden floors Housing equipment Rafts and boats

ETHICAL VIEWS TO THE USE OF WOOD- PROS

Out of most, if not all products, wood is the most sustainable and natural material on the market today

it also does not hurt the environment as much as the other products

ETHICAL VEIWS TO THE USE OF WOOD- CONS

If the wood that you are using is not framed than it is likely that it has caused deforestation somewhere.

Deforestation causes animals to flee from their natural homes and is not ethically good

ENVIRONMENTAL VIEWS OF USING WOOD- PROS

When trees are growing they absorb greenhouse gases

Trees are natural so after they have been used they can be recycled of will decompose faster

ENVIRONMENTAL VIEWS OF USING WOOD-CONS

If deforestation was used in the obtaining of the wood then it has caused major problems to wildlife somewhere in the world

The burning of wood releases greenhouse gases

The processed used to cure timber may involve dangerous chemicals

SUSTAINABILITY OF TIMBER- PROS

If timber is farmed correctly and in the right environment then it is totally sustainable

Wood is the only totally sustainable building material in the world

SUSTAINABILITY OF WOOD- CONS

If wood is not farmed properly it causes many issues for the environment

This includes loss of habitat for animals and loss of natural forests.

INNOVATIONS IN TIMBER- GROWING

New technologies in the breeding growing and harvesting of wood.

These have resulted in massive increases in the amount of sustainable timber farms across the world

NEW INNOVATIONS IN TIMBER- CUREING Australian scientists

have discovered a new way to cure wood.

The use of microwaves to open up the fibres in the timber have resulted in less waste of chemical, using fewer chemicals to cure and a cheaper way to create cured timber.

NEW INNOVATIONS IN TIMBER-BENDING AND PROCESSING

Australian scientist are also trying out a new automated bending machine.

It uses microwaves as well to loosen the fibres in the wood making them easier to bend

This has resulted in faster making of timber products and also a cheaper alternative to make it

THANKS FOR READING!

BIBLYOGRAPHY

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