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Carpentry Wood And Lumber Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






26. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






42. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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