Carpentry And Joinery (Paper 2) WASSCE (SC), 2019

Question 4

(a)   Define preservation of timber.
(b)   List two grades of sandpaper.


Observation

Majority of candidates were able to define preservation of timber.

However, few of them were unable to list two grades of sandpaper.

The expected response to question 4 is given below:
(a)    Preservation of timber:
Preservation of timber is the process of prolonging the serviceable life of timber.

(b)    Grades of sandpaper:
-      smooth;
-      very medium;
-      medium;
-      coarse;
-      very coarse.