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Carpentry Wood And Lumber Vocab

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






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






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






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






5. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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






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






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






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