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Carpentry Wood And Lumber Vocab

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. A defect in lumber caused by a separation of the annular ring; also - a type of wood shingle.






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






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






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






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






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






7. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






21. Lumber defect in wood.






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






23. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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






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






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






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






29. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






30. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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