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Carpentry Wood And Lumber Vocab

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. The small - soft core at the center of a tree.






2. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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






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






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






31. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Lumber defect in wood.






39. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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






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






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






44. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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