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






2. 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






3. 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.






4. Straight flat blade used in carving






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






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






7. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






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






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






10. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






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






12. Removing material by ways of the lathe






13. A holding device attached to a workbench






14. Pattern of the wood grain






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






16. 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






17. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






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






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






20. 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






21. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






22. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






23. When the wood bends across the grain






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






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






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






27. 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






28. Where joints meet each other






29. 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






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






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






32. The center or pit of the wood






33. When the wood bends with the grain






34. Hole larger than the screw






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






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






37. Cut (wood) along the grain






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






39. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






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






41. Flat bottom drill






42. Box structure without a lid






43. 90 degree angle






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






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






46. Cut (wood) along the grain






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






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






49. A fixed bar for support






50. 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