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Carpentry Wood And Lumber Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






39. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






40. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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