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Carpentry Wood And Lumber Vocab

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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






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






5. Wood from coniferous (cone-bearing) trees.






6. A defect in lumber caused by a separation of the annular ring; also - a type of wood shingle.






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






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






9. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. A defect in lumber caused by cutting through a branch of limb embedded in the log.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






33. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






35. A method of sawing lumber parallel to the medullary rays to produce edge-grain lumber.






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






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






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






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






40. Bands of cells radiating from the cambium layer to the pith of a tree to transport nourishment toward the center.






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






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






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






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






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






46. A volume of wood that measures 1' square and 1' thick or any equivalent lumber volume.






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






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






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






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