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Carpentry Wood And Lumber Vocab

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. A type of warp in which the side of a board is curved from edge to edge.






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






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






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






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






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






7. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






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






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