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Carpentry Wood And Lumber Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






6. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






20. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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






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






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






25. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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






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






42. Lumber defect in wood.






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






44. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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