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Carpentry Wood And Lumber Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






6. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






46. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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






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






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







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