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Carpentry Wood And Lumber Vocab

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






2. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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






25. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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