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Carpentry Wood And Lumber Vocab

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






2. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






16. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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






19. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Lumber defect in wood.







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