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Carpentry Wood And Lumber Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






16. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






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






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






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