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CW 103CW 103 WOOD ANATOMYWOOD ANATOMY

WOOD PARTS &ANATOMY

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WOOD FEATURESWOOD FEATURES

Growth Rings

The light wood is

known as earlywood

because the tree

makes it in the early

spring.

The dark wood is called

latewood because the tree

makes it in the late summer.

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How Old is This Tree?How Old is This Tree?

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MACROSCOPIC CHARACTERMACROSCOPIC CHARACTER

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FORMATION OF EARLYWOOD

& LATEWOOD

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MICROSCOPIC WOOD

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FORMATION NORMAL VS

GROWTH RINGS

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GRAIN ORIENTATIONGRAIN ORIENTATION

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SOFTWOODS VS HARDWOODSOFTWOODS VS HARDWOOD

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