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Carpentry Wood And Lumber Vocab

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. A layer just inside the bark of a tree where new cells are formed.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Trees that shed leaves each year.






10. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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