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Carpentry Wood And Lumber Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






13. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






15. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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






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