Product design

• hardwood


  comes from deciduous trees, grows slowly, produces seeds in fruits and nuts
• examples of hardwood


  ash ,beech, mahogany, oak
• softwood


  comes from coniferous trees
• examples of softwood


  large, pine, truce
• manufactured boards


  made from timber and adhesive, rigid and stable, susceptible to moisture
• cutting list


  list of materials needed to make a product
• dimension


  measurement on a drawing
• working drawing


  contains enough information for the product to be manufactured
• felling


  tree being cut down
• cross-section


  where the tree is being cut