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Carpentry Wood Shop Vocab

Subjects : industries, carpentry
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Pattern of the wood grain






2. A fixed bar for support






3. 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






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






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






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






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






8. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






9. Removing material by ways of the lathe






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






11. Box structure without a lid






12. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






13. When the wood bends with the grain






14. Pattern of the wood grain






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






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






17. 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






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






19. The process of drying wood.






20. Removing material by ways of the lathe






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






22. A holding device attached to a workbench






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






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






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






26. A crack that is formed in the wood during the seasoning process.






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






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






29. When the wood bends with the grain






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






31. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






32. 90 degree angle






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






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






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






36. Cut (wood) along the grain






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






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






39. A fixed bar for support






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






41. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






42. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






43. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






44. Hole larger than the screw






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






46. Where joints meet each other






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






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






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






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