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Carpentry Wood And Lumber Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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






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






45. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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