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






2. The center or pit of the wood






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






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






5. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






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






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






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






9. Flat bottom drill






10. 90 degree angle






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






12. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






13. A fixed bar for support






14. Straight flat blade used in carving






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






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






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






18. 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






19. Drill bit used in basic wood work






20. Hole larger than the screw






21. Where joints meet each other






22. 90 degree angle






23. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






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






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






26. Flat bottom drill






27. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






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






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






30. 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.






31. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






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






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






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






35. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






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






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






38. When the wood bends across the grain






39. Box structure without a lid






40. 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






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






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






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






44. A fixed bar for support






45. A holding device attached to a workbench






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






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






48. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






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






50. The process of drying wood.