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Carpentry Wood Shop Vocab

Subjects : industries, carpentry
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. When cutting across the grain of the wood






2. Soft light-colored nondurable wood of the poplar - state tree!






3. The surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made






4. Layers of wood veneer laid in different directions - glued together under pressure.






5. Blade that has teeth then a space that when cutting results in a wider kerf.






6. Two surfaces of wood lay flat face to face to be connected






7. Removing material by ways of the lathe






8. Made by dissolving a secretion of the lag-bug in denatured alcohol. It produces a beautiful finish that is not water - alcohol - or heat resistant.






9. Box structure without a lid






10. To remove material in a more detailed sense of working






11. Straight flat blade used in carving






12. The joint of a project - or where the wood comes together and is connected






13. The center or pit of the wood






14. Box structure without a lid






15. Straight flat blade used in carving






16. A projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint. male half






17. A tool used to shave wood off edges to make them ready to be connected






18. A projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint. male half






19. To remove material in a more general way and giving form to the wood






20. When the wood bends across the grain






21. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






22. Between table legs closer to the bottom used for extra strength and stability






23. Stretcher under the top of the table between the legs






24. 90 degree angle






25. Pattern of the wood grain






26. Paper cut out of project to follow by when cutting actual wood.






27. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






28. Drill bit used in basic wood work






29. The joint of a project - or where the wood comes together and is connected






30. When the wood bends with the grain






31. Japanese saw that works with the backward motion of cutting with the saw






32. A sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers - split (wood) into thin sheets with the grains going all the same way






33. Japanese saw that works with the backward motion of cutting with the saw






34. The grain of wood as seen from the end of of the wood strip. edge of wood (straws)






35. Hole larger than the screw






36. Flat piece placed inside a wooden frame - like a cabinet front






37. Stationary tool that does the same job as a regular drill - at a fixed angle - bit moves up and down - same hole is made each and every time






38. Flat piece placed inside a wooden frame - like a cabinet front






39. 90 degree angle






40. When the wood bends across the grain






41. When you create a device to guide your wood in a certain way on a saw or tool






42. When the teeth of a blade are thicker than the actual blade so that the wood doesnt get caught up in the cutting process






43. A joint that is constructed by square pegs crossing like fingers






44. A highly effective abrasive that is used for grinding plastics and metal and wood - commonly used in sandpaper






45. Two surfaces of wood lay flat face to face to be connected






46. Pattern of the wood grain






47. A cut or groove along or near the edge of a piece of wood that allows another piece to fit into it to form a joint.






48. Where joints meet each other






49. When the wood begins to turn and warp during the drying process






50. Layers of wood veneer laid in different directions - glued together under pressure.