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Carpentry Wood And Lumber Vocab

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. A defect in lumber caused by cutting through a branch of limb embedded in the log.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






47. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






50. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.