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Carpentry Wood And Lumber Vocab

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A defect in lumber caused by cutting through a branch of limb embedded in the log.






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






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






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






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






6. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






8. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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