ARC426H1 S
Instructor: Ted Kesik & Sally Krigstin
Meeting Section: L0101
Winter 2024

Prerequisite: This course is open to any undergrad from ARC, any A&S FOR major/specialist, any FOR students, any Engineering students.

Wood has been an important material throughout the ages and in today's world has taken on the added importance of being a renewable and sustainable material that assists with greenhouse gas mitigation strategies. This course will provide students with an understanding of wood’s unique physical properties, the variability of these properties within different species and how these properties can inform its proper use in various applications. The Canadian forestry industry establishes the context for this course acknowledging that forests transcend political borders and reach around the world.

This co-delivered course is structured as a series of lectures reinforced by labs and quizzes. The major emphasis of the course is to have students actually work with wood to design and fabricate an artifact of their choice, thus gaining a personal appreciation of wood and woodworking tools and techniques. Students are expected to engage the required readings and to diligently apply themselves to the assigned labs and projects. All participants in the course are encouraged to explore the use of wood in the world around them and to more fully appreciate the invaluable resources that are provided by our forests.