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






2. Straight flat blade used in carving






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






4. 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






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






6. Pattern of the wood grain






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






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






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






10. The center or pit of the wood






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






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






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






14. Joint that comes together in only one way and the fingers are triangular shaped






15. Coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood






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






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






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






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






20. When the wood bends across the grain






21. 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






22. 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






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






24. Cut (wood) along the grain






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






26. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






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






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






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






30. The center or pit of the wood






31. Hole larger than the screw






32. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






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






34. Pattern of the wood grain






35. 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.






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






37. Drill bit used in basic wood work






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






39. A holding device attached to a workbench






40. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






41. 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






42. Joint that comes together in only one way and the fingers are triangular shaped






43. 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






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






45. Box structure without a lid






46. Removing material by ways of the lathe






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






48. 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






49. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






50. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops