Crossword

  

Complete the crossword, then click on "Check" to check your answer. If you are stuck, you can click on "Hint" to get a free letter. Click on a number in the grid to see the clue or clues for that number.

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Across:

1. The lightest wood - used for making model planes. Comes from Brazil.
6. Nigerian teak - used for making science bench tops.
7. A red brown tropical hardwood.
10. A European hardwood used to make benches.
12. A type of pine which is used to make staircases and comes from Brazil.
13. Medium density fibreboard. Made from soft wood fibres bonded together with an adhesive.
16. An oily hardwood from Burma.
17. Layers of wood at right angles.
19. The pattern in the wood which is in the direction of tree growth
20. A defect in soft woods- where the side branches grow out.

Down:

2. A softwood used to make joists and roof trusses.
3. A thin layer of wood which is glued on to improve the appearance
4. The wood from a tree with silver bark - used to make high quality plywood. Another symbol of Canada.
5. Wood damage caused by the larvae of a beetle.
8. Used to make kitchen worktops.
9. A fungal disease of wood.
11. Used for making models and patterns. Comes from Malaya.
14. Wood which has been made into round section lengths
15. Very strong European hard wood, historically used to build wooden warships
16. The main part of the tree from which timber is produced.
18. The leaf is the symbol of Canada. A hard wood.