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Carpentry Wood And Lumber Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Lumber defect in wood.