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Carpentry Wood And Lumber Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






6. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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 side of a board is curved from edge to edge.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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






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






46. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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