Microsoft Word - Woodshop 101 Part 1 of 3

Lesson 1

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We all know what trees are and what they are used for. Things like

provide shade, protect soil from eroding, produce oxygen, and of course

wood to heat with and to use as a raw material to make paper, furniture,

houses, etc.

But have you ever stopped and just looked at all the different kinds of
trees in your neighborhood or a parknearby? There are roughly 10,
different species of trees around the world. There’s no question that God
has given us a lot of different looking trees to enjoy and to use
responsibly, but deep down inside all trees are very similar.

Parts of a Tree

First let’s look at

the different parts

of a tree, (fig. 1).

Starting from top to

bottom is the

crown. The crown

gives the tree its

shape. It is made

up of the branches,

whichishowatree

grows in height,

and the leaves. The

leaves take in

carbon dioxide

from the air, which

thetreeusesas

Fig. 1