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Carpentry Wood And Lumber Vocab

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. The point at which the moisture content of wood is equal to the moisture content of the surrounding air.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Trees that shed leaves each year.






18. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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