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Carpentry Wood And Lumber Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






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






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






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






13. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Numbers and letters used to rank wood according to quality.






25. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






48. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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