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Carpentry Wood And Lumber Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






6. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






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






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






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






12. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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