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Carpentry Wood And Lumber Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






29. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Trees that shed leaves each year.






43. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






44. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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