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FPU 131: Wood Structure and Identification

Group Exercises 1. Wood tile making

Instruction: Visit a nearby sawmill or furniture shop, collect wood chips or non-usable cut
woods of different species (at least 20 species each of five member group), or you can collect
from washed-up wood from river and logged over areas for any wood that can be used in this
activity.

Tools and equipment
- Wood chips
- Varnish
- Wood glue
- Sander

1. Research various steps in making wood tiles?

a. _____________________

b. _____________________

c. _____________________

d. _____________________

2. The history of wood tiles and the species used in the making?

a. _____________________

b. _____________________

c. _____________________

3. The commercial importance of wood tiles and the lifespan as per species used?

a. ______________________

b. ______________________

4. Based on your research on how to make wood tiles attached to a plywood (2’x3’)

dimension.

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