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Carpentry Wood And Lumber Vocab

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. The rings seen when viewing a cross-section of a tree trunk; each ring constitutes one year of tree growth.






2. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






6. Trees that shed leaves each year.






7. A lower grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. The best grade of hardwood lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Trees that shed leaves each year.






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






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






43. Lumber defect in wood.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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