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Carpentry Wood And Lumber Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






22. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






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






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