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Carpentry Wood And Lumber Vocab

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. A type of warp in which the edge of a lumber is not straight.






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






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






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






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






6. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






11. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






15. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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






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






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






20. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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