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Carpentry Wood And Lumber Vocab

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. A type of warp in which the edge of a lumber is not straight.






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






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






4. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






17. Lumber defect in wood.






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






19. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






23. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






24. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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