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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.