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Carpentry Wood And Lumber Vocab

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1. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






6. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






50. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.