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






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






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






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






6. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






31. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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