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Carpentry Wood And Lumber Vocab

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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