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Carpentry Wood Shop Vocab
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industries
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections
shellac
poplar
carcass
rasp
2. Coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood
apron
box finger joint
poplar
veneer
3. The volume of a board 1 inch thick - 12 inches wide - and 12 inches long.
dove tail
board foot
brad point drill bit
drawer
4. A highly effective abrasive that is used for grinding plastics and metal and wood - commonly used in sandpaper
pilot hole
template
garnet
dado
5. A highly effective abrasive that is used for grinding plastics and metal and wood - commonly used in sandpaper
check
turning
rip
garnet
6. 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
tenon
shoulder
drawer
square
7. When you create a device to guide your wood in a certain way on a saw or tool
check
plywood
jig
backsaw
8. When the wood bends with the grain
chisel
chisel
bow
chamfer
9. When the wood bends with the grain
rail
board foot
panel
bow
10. Used to remove very fine layer of wood
cabinet scraper
dove tail
board foot
figure
11. The surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made
drill press
end grain
mitre
cup
12. Removing material by ways of the lathe
tenon
rail
turning
brad point drill bit
13. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops
frame
end grain
dove tail
rabbet
14. To make or become less wide or less thick at one end.
drill press
square
cup
taper
15. Between table legs closer to the bottom used for extra strength and stability
check
cross cut
stretcher
joiner
16. Stretcher under the top of the table between the legs
apron
seasoned
figure
rail
17. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined
chamfer
carcass
jig
mortise
18. Hole larger than the screw
cross cut
twist
clearance hole
seasoned
19. The grain of wood as seen from the end of of the wood strip. edge of wood (straws)
cup
end grain
box finger joint
forstner
20. To remove material in a more detailed sense of working
end grain
shellac
shaping
carving
21. When the teeth of a blade are thicker than the actual blade so that the wood doesnt get caught up in the cutting process
brad point drill bit
jig
turning
set
22. A tool used to shave wood off edges to make them ready to be connected
pilot hole
jig
joiner
cross cut
23. 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.
rabbet
joiner
board foot
pith
24. When you create a device to guide your wood in a certain way on a saw or tool
cheek
chisel
stretcher
jig
25. A holding device attached to a workbench
vise
rabbet
panel
square
26. Two surfaces of wood lay flat face to face to be connected
cheek
jig
pith
mortise
27. To make or become less wide or less thick at one end.
taper
plywood
dove tail
moulding
28. Joint that comes together in only one way and the fingers are triangular shaped
kerf
frame
rasp
dove tail
29. The center or pit of the wood
moulding
vise
apron
pith
30. Japanese saw that works with the backward motion of cutting with the saw
hinge
backsaw
turning
panel
31. To remove material in a more general way and giving form to the wood
shaping
chisel
frame
kerf
32. Drill bit used in basic wood work
brad point drill bit
carcass
jig
rail
33. A tool used to shave wood off edges to make them ready to be connected
forstner
forstner
figure
joiner
34. Japanese saw that works with the backward motion of cutting with the saw
backsaw
rip
template
kerf
35. Box structure without a lid
cabinet scraper
drill press
shoulder
drawer
36. To remove material in a more detailed sense of working
taper
shaping
carving
box finger joint
37. Blade that has teeth then a space that when cutting results in a wider kerf.
rail
taper
dado
veneer
38. When the wood begins to turn and warp during the drying process
box finger joint
stretcher
twist
seasoned
39. Between table legs closer to the bottom used for extra strength and stability
tenon
stretcher
pith
rasp
40. A joint that is constructed by square pegs crossing like fingers
box finger joint
chamfer
rasp
cross cut
41. A joint that is constructed by square pegs crossing like fingers
poplar
box finger joint
veneer
square
42. To remove material in a more general way and giving form to the wood
kerf
twist
shaping
mortise
43. Straight flat blade used in carving
chisel
dove tail
plywood
bow
44. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined
square
shellac
chamfer
poplar
45. 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.
poplar
carving
shellac
brad point drill bit
46. Underlying structure of furniture - like a drawer. using walls to build up the structure
box finger joint
board foot
panel
carcass
47. When cutting across the grain of the wood
box finger joint
cross cut
veneer
veneer
48. Flat piece placed inside a wooden frame - like a cabinet front
mortise
carcass
panel
taper
49. Removing material by ways of the lathe
turning
clamp
seasoned
rasp
50. Paper cut out of project to follow by when cutting actual wood.
laminate
pith
template
shellac