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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. The center or pit of the wood






3. 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






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






5. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






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






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






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






9. Straight flat blade used in carving






10. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






16. When the wood bends across the grain






17. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






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






19. Removing material by ways of the lathe






20. Box structure without a lid






21. Where joints meet each other






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






23. Hole larger than the screw






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






25. The center or pit of the wood






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






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






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






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. 90 degree angle






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






32. A fixed bar for support






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






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






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






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






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






38. Where joints meet each other






39. 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.






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






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






42. 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






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






44. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






45. 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






46. 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






47. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






48. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






49. Cut (wood) along the grain






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