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Carpentry Wood And Lumber Vocab

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. A type of warp in which the side of a board is curved from edge to edge.






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






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






4. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






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






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






34. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






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






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






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






42. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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






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






46. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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