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Carpentry Wood And Lumber Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






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






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






15. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






43. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






45. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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