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Carpentry Wood And Lumber Vocab

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. A type of warp in which the edge of a lumber is not straight.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






21. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






50. Lumber defect in wood.