Question

1. what type of wood is used for matchsticks? 16. what is a veneer? 17. how is plywood designed? 18. modern plywood is made by a ____________ lathe. 19. what was the joke name of howard hughes’s wooden plane?

Explanation:

1. Birch and aspen are commonly used for matchsticks due to their soft - ness and uniformity.
2. A veneer is a thin sheet of wood, usually sliced or peeled from a log, used for decorative or structural purposes.
3. Plywood is designed by gluing together multiple thin layers (plies) of wood, with the grain of adjacent layers at right - angles to each other for strength and stability.
4. Modern plywood is made by a rotary lathe which peels the wood into thin sheets.
5. Howard Hughes' wooden plane was jokingly called the "Spruce Goose", though it was mostly made of birch.

Answer:

1. Birch and aspen are common types.
2. A thin sheet of wood for decoration or structure.
3. Multiple layers with grain at right - angles glued together.
4. Rotary
5. Spruce Goose