# Junior Cert Wood Technology: Timber & Materials questions

> Every Junior Cert Wood Technology exam question on Timber & Materials, grouped by level and year. Questions come from the official State Examinations Commission papers; every PDF link opens the original on examinations.ie.

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Wood science and materials: wood defects, seasoning, converting logs to boards, manufactured boards, veneers, plastics and choosing a suitable timber.

10 past Wood Technology questions on this topic, spanning 2022 to 2026, grouped by year. Each links to its exact page in the official paper and marking scheme.

## Common Level

### 2026

- Q2 (31 marks): fixings, working drawings, wood preservatives - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=7) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=7)
- Q3 (33 marks): marking out, woodwork joints, product design - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=11) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=9)
- Q4 (22 marks): shaping, intarsia, clamping - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=15) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=11)

### 2025

- Q3 (27 marks): marking out, carving, native irish trees - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=11) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=10)

### 2024

- Q2 (22 marks): working drawings, cutting lists - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=6) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=7)
- Q5 (27 marks): woodturning, product design, workshop safety - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=15) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=11)

### 2023

- Q3 (30 marks): woodturning, workshop safety - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=10) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=9)

### 2022

- Q1 (26 marks): saws, woodwork joints, fixings - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=3) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=4)
- Q2 (32 marks): surface finishes, working drawings, sanding - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=6) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=5)
- Q4 (28 marks): marquetry, marking out, product design - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=14) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC126CLP000EV.pdf#page=9)

## Related

- [Trees & Forestry](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/wood-tech/topic/trees-forestry)
- [Joints & Assembly](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/wood-tech/topic/joints-assembly)
- [Tools, Machines & Safety](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/wood-tech/topic/tools-machines-safety)
- [Finishes & Woodcraft](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/wood-tech/topic/finishes-woodcraft)
- [Design & Communication](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/wood-tech/topic/design-communication)
- [All Wood Technology past papers](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/wood-tech)