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Carpentry Wood And Lumber Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






48. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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