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Carpentry Wood And Lumber Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






24. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Lumber defect in wood.






38. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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






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






42. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






43. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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