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Carpentry Wood Shop Vocab

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When the wood begins to turn and warp during the drying process






2. Cut (wood) along the grain






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






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






5. Underlying structure of furniture - like a drawer. using walls to build up the structure






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






7. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






8. 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






9. A holding device attached to a workbench






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






11. Underlying structure of furniture - like a drawer. using walls to build up the structure






12. Opening in board made by the cutting of a saw blade; also referred to as saw kerf.






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






14. Cut (wood) along the grain






15. A hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint. the female half.






16. 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.






17. When the wood bends with the grain






18. 90 degree angle






19. 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.






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






21. Hole larger than the screw






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






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






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






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






26. A device (used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together






27. Opening in board made by the cutting of a saw blade; also referred to as saw kerf.






28. When cutting across the grain of the wood






29. Flat bottom drill






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






31. Removing material by ways of the lathe






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






33. The volume of a board 1 inch thick - 12 inches wide - and 12 inches long.






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






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






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






37. A holding device attached to a workbench






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






39. Drill bit used in basic wood work






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






41. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






42. When the wood bends across the grain






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






44. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






45. 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






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






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






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






49. To make or become less wide or less thick at one end.






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