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FPU 131: Wood Structure and Identification
Hands-On Exercises 4. The wood Defect
Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to familiarize you with different wood defect that aid in
wood identification of wood samples.
Learning Outcomes – Upon completion of this exercise you should be able to:
- determine types of wood defect based on different exposure of wood samples
- identify wood structure using the basic techniques for describing and sampling woods
- classify wood samples according to common names, scientific name and family name
Instruction: Illustrate the three common defect of the wood, identify and label the parts
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1. Check
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2. Shake
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3. Knot
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Importance of wood defect
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