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Carpentry Wood And Lumber Vocab

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






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






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






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






5. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






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






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






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






11. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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






50. Trees that shed leaves each year.