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






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






4. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. The best grade of hardwood lumber.