MATERIAL AND

THEIR COMMON
USES
Learning OBJECTIVES

■ After studying this lesson, students should be able to

■ 1. Define wood

. 2. Identify wood
. 3. State some common uses of Wood
 Wood
■ This is a porous
and fibrous
structural tissue
found in
the stems and
roots of trees and
other woody
plants. It is
an organic
material, 
 Uses of Wood
■ Wood can be used in the following ways:

■ Housing: The doors, windows and roofing of our houses.

■ Industrial Building: Many industries are constructed with wood, or they have wooden parts.

■ Joinery: The stair case in our homes.

■ Packaging: Crates, pallets, packing and cases, etc.

■ Furniture: Chairs, beds, wardrobes, tables, bookcases.

■ Transport: Railway wagons, coaches, lorry bodies.

Uses of Wood Cont’d

■ Bridges and poles: Most farm bridges across the roads in villages are made of wood,
Also, some electric poles and railway sleepers are made of wood.
■ Pulp and Paper: Exercise books, textbooks, newspapers, magazines, are made from
pulp and paper derived from wood.
■ Medicine: When people have their arms or legs amputated (cut off), such are usually
replaced by artificial limbs made from wood.
■ Clothing: Most heels and some soles of shoes are made from wood. The rayon
stockings and shirts that we wear are made from wood.
■ Tool Making: Handles for hampers, pick axes, felling axes, screwdrivers, and many
other tools are made from wood.
Wooden bed