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Carpentry Wood And Lumber Vocab

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






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






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






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






5. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






11. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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