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Carpentry Wood And Lumber Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Trees that shed leaves each year.






9. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






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






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






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






15. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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