Design and Technology GCSE
PAR (Planed All Round)
What PAR (Planed All Round) means in Design and Technology GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of PAR (Planed All Round)
Timber that has been put through a planer/thicknesser to smooth all four longitudinal faces.
Topics that use PAR (Planed All Round)
- Timbers: Typical stock forms, types and sizes used to calculate and determine the required quantity of each natural and manufactured timber (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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