AQA GCSE Design and Technology · 8552
Paper 1
Revise: Natural and manufactured timbersNatural timbers are cut from trees and retain the wood's grain: the direction and pattern of its fibres. They are classified as hardwoods or softwoods according to the type of tree they come from. Manufactured boards are made by bonding wood fibres, particles or layers together.
- Revise: Shaping timber-based materials
The direction in which the fibres run through a piece of wood.