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Carpentry Wood And Lumber Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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






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






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






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






48. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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