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Carpentry Wood And Lumber Vocab

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






2. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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






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






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






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






43. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






45. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






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






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






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