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Carpentry Wood And Lumber Vocab

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1. A method of sawing lumber that produces flat grain.






2. The amount of moisture in wood expressed as a percentage of the dry weight.






3. Lumber defect in wood.






4. A type of warp in which the side of lumber is curved from end to end.






5. Lumber that has been dried to a suitable moisture content.






6. An opening in lumber between annular rings containing pitch in either liquid or solid form.






7. Lumber dried by placing it in huge ovens called kilns.






8. Wood used for framing having a nominal thickness of 2'






9. Lumber that has not been dried to a suitable moisture content.






10. The point at which the moisture content of wood is equal to the moisture content of the surrounding air.






11. The outer part of a tree just beneath the bark containing active cells.






12. Machine that makes moldings or a thin strip placed between layers of lumber to create an air space for drying.






13. A layer just inside the bark of a tree where new cells are formed.






14. Bark - or lack of wood - on the edge of lumber.






15. Any deviation from straightness in a piece of lumber.






16. Lumber defect in wood.






17. A device used to determine the moisture content of wood.






18. Large pieces of lumber over 5' in thickness and width.






19. The moisture content of wood when the cell cavities are empty but the cell walls are still saturated.






20. The amount of moisture in wood expressed as a percentage of the dry weight.






21. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






22. A type of warp in which the side of a board is curved from edge to edge.






23. Wood that is cut from the log to form boards - planks - and timbers.






24. A type of warp in which the side of a board is curved from edge to edge.






25. Numbers and letters used to rank wood according to quality.






26. Lumber that has been seasoned by drying in the air.






27. The portion of wood that contains the first seven to fifteen growth rings of a log. They are located in the pith.






28. Lumber dried by placing it in huge ovens called kilns.






29. The wood in the inner part of a tree - usually darker and containing inactive cells.






30. A type of warp in which the edge of a lumber is not straight.






31. Trees that shed leaves each year.






32. Lumber that has been seasoned by drying in the air.






33. The level of the ground: also identifies the quality of the lumber.






34. Cone bearing tree; also known as evergreen tree.






35. The small - soft core at the center of a tree.






36. The portion of wood that contains the first seven to fifteen growth rings of a log. They are located in the pith.






37. Lumber usually 8' or more in width and less than 2' thick.






38. A person whose job is to cut logs into lumber.






39. The natural glue in wood that holds together the wood cells and fibers.






40. A type of warp in which the edge of a lumber is not straight.






41. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






42. The rings seen when viewing a cross-section of a tree trunk; each ring constitutes one year of tree growth.






43. Bark - or lack of wood - on the edge of lumber.






44. Cone bearing tree; also known as evergreen tree.






45. The level of the ground: also identifies the quality of the lumber.






46. The moisture content of wood when the cell cavities are empty but the cell walls are still saturated.






47. Any deviation from straightness in a piece of lumber.






48. The wood of broad-leaved dictyledonous trees (as distinguished from the wood of conifers).






49. Lumber that has not been dried to a suitable moisture content.






50. The rings seen when viewing a cross-section of a tree trunk; each ring constitutes one year of tree growth.







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