What is the difference between wood and timber.?

Answer 1

when a tree is chop down in the forest. its called timber. when transported to a sawmill for process. the end product....we call wood.

Answer 2

Different names. Let's see...Wood=wood, Timber=timber. There! That's high-level thinking!

Answer 3

I think wood is the more general term, and timber is a more specific one for specific uses of wood, but the two seem roughly interchangeable; cf:

wood1 Listen: [ wd ]
n.


1. a. The secondary xylem of trees and shrubs, lying beneath the bark and consisting largely of cellulose and lignin. b. This tissue, often cut and dried especially for use as building material and fuel.

2. a. A dense growth of trees or underbrush covering a relatively small or confined area. Often used in the plural. b. A forest. Often used in the plural.

tim·ber Listen: [ tmbr ]
n.


1. a. Trees or wooded land considered as a source of wood. b. Wood used as a building material; lumber.

2. a. A dressed piece of wood, especially a beam in a structure. b. Nautical A rib in a ship's frame.

Answer 4

Difference is only on their utility, wood is used for burning and timber for making furniture etc.

Answer 5

TIMBER IS BEFORE THE TREES ARE CUT, WOOD IS AFTER THE TREES ARE CUT DOWN.

Answer 6

Tiiiiimmmmber is what you yell after the wood is cut down

Answer 7

I would be more interested if you asked is Chipboard, MDF,Plywood or Fibreboard ..timber/wood?

Answer 8

wood

timber

whatever