Question

Wax or paint is applied to end-grain of lumber to be air dried, in order to seal the ends.

(a) True

(b) False

This question was posed to me in quiz.

My question comes from Manufacture of Timber in section Materials for Construction of Basic Civil Engineering

Answer 1

Correct choice is (a) True

To explain I would say: To ensure uniform drying of lumber, end-grains are waxed or painted.  They slow down drying rate of extremities.