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Carpentry Wood And Lumber Vocab

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






2. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






4. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Trees that shed leaves each year.






24. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






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






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






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






30. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






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






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






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