← 2.2 Timber conversion and seasoning
Through-and-through sawing
Wood Technology · Grade 10 · about 40 minutes
The first conversion method - through-and-through (slash) sawing: how it works and its qualities.
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- 4 sections of explanation, worked examples and diagrams
- 1 practice task with hints and worked answers
- A quiz that marks itself as you go
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Other lessons in this sub-strand
- Why timber is converted and seasoned
- What conversion is: from log to plank
- Through-and-through sawing
- Quarter sawing
- Tangential sawing
- Comparing and choosing conversion methods
- Seasoning: moisture in timber
- Why timber must be seasoned
- Air (natural) seasoning
- Stacking timber for air seasoning
- Kiln (artificial) seasoning
- Comparing air and kiln seasoning
- Technology and safety in timber conversion
- Why conversion and seasoning matter