Breakout Activity - 4

Batch – 8

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 LIFE CYCLE OF NATURAL WOOD:
. STAGE ONE: The tree is harvested from a sustainable forest.
Mechanisation has led to the development of equipment capable of
cutting down hundreds of trees in a day.

STAGE TWO: The ‘logs’are transported to a sawmill and are ‘broken

down’(sawn) into boards. Every effort is made to reduce waste. Saw dust
produced during this process is used in the manufacture of chipboard and
MDF.

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STAGE THREE: The rough sawn boards are seasoned, a
process whereby a large proportion of the water content is
removed. If the process called ‘air seasoning’ is used, it can
take months before the boards are ready for the next stage.
Alternatively, the boards can be ‘kiln dried’.
This requires energy and heat and is more expensive, although
it takes a couple of days
STAGE FOUR: MANUFACTURE - The seasoned boards, are
used by manufacturers and furniture makers, to construct
products. Products range from windows and furniture to electric
guitars and boats.

Cradle to Gate Transportation

Carpenter
Cradle to Grave Transportation

carpenter Converted into products like Wooden waste

houses, tables, furniture
items,

The used wooden can be used as fuel for furnace

 Cradle to Cradle: Transportation

Converted into products like carpenter

houses, tables, furniture items,
etc

Wooden waste The used wooden can

be used as fuel for
furnace

Chip board