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Carpentry Wood Shop Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A device (used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
tenon
board foot
clamp
stretcher
2. Cut (wood) along the grain
dove tail
rip
veneer
brad point drill bit
3. A tool used to shave wood off edges to make them ready to be connected
taper
joiner
square
seasoned
4. Opening in board made by the cutting of a saw blade; also referred to as saw kerf.
joiner
kerf
clamp
carving
5. 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
template
carcass
shellac
tenon
6. Pattern of the wood grain
figure
garnet
taper
carving
7. 90 degree angle
taper
clamp
rip
square
8. Straight flat blade used in carving
tenon
chisel
seasoned
seasoned
9. Paper cut out of project to follow by when cutting actual wood.
carving
template
drawer
drawer
10. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined
box finger joint
chamfer
drill press
template
11. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections
veneer
pilot hole
set
rasp
12. Underlying structure of furniture - like a drawer. using walls to build up the structure
clamp
set
drawer
carcass
13. The joint of a project - or where the wood comes together and is connected
plywood
figure
hinge
drill press
14. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole
laminate
check
pilot hole
pith
15. Opening in board made by the cutting of a saw blade; also referred to as saw kerf.
rail
chisel
jig
kerf
16. The grain of wood as seen from the end of of the wood strip. edge of wood (straws)
board foot
end grain
pilot hole
seasoned
17. Soft light-colored nondurable wood of the poplar - state tree!
shaping
board foot
cross cut
poplar
18. Stretcher under the top of the table between the legs
brad point drill bit
shoulder
hinge
apron
19. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing
carcass
bow
moulding
square
20. 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.
template
rabbet
joiner
cabinet scraper
21. When the teeth of a blade are thicker than the actual blade so that the wood doesnt get caught up in the cutting process
forstner
set
turning
seasoned
22. Pattern of the wood grain
tenon
carving
apron
figure
23. Used to remove very fine layer of wood
cabinet scraper
drill press
apron
hinge
24. Box structure without a lid
carcass
drawer
cup
joiner
25. The surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made
cross cut
dove tail
mitre
garnet
26. The center or pit of the wood
template
drawer
pith
mortise
27. Stretcher under the top of the table between the legs
cup
apron
chamfer
forstner
28. Straight flat blade used in carving
chisel
backsaw
drawer
bow
29. A device (used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
laminate
check
clamp
backsaw
30. 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
chisel
laminate
veneer
frame
31. A hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint. the female half.
dove tail
kerf
mortise
joiner
32. Removing material by ways of the lathe
drawer
rail
bow
turning
33. When cutting across the grain of the wood
moulding
cross cut
dove tail
brad point drill bit
34. Used to remove very fine layer of wood
backsaw
joiner
cabinet scraper
apron
35. Blade that has teeth then a space that when cutting results in a wider kerf.
template
panel
dado
vise
36. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole
pilot hole
drill press
board foot
rail
37. To remove material in a more general way and giving form to the wood
mitre
veneer
shaping
rabbet
38. A holding device attached to a workbench
bow
vise
mitre
cross cut
39. The surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made
clearance hole
seasoned
mitre
joiner
40. To remove material in a more detailed sense of working
vise
carving
forstner
mitre
41. A fixed bar for support
rail
jig
clamp
taper
42. When the wood begins to turn and warp during the drying process
twist
shaping
jig
clearance hole
43. The center or pit of the wood
brad point drill bit
pith
twist
taper
44. The grain of wood as seen from the end of of the wood strip. edge of wood (straws)
pilot hole
shellac
end grain
clearance hole
45. A highly effective abrasive that is used for grinding plastics and metal and wood - commonly used in sandpaper
bow
garnet
joiner
carcass
46. To make or become less wide or less thick at one end.
kerf
plywood
jig
taper
47. When the wood bends with the grain
joiner
bow
carving
mitre
48. 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.
mortise
shellac
garnet
laminate
49. Coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood
taper
tenon
veneer
forstner
50. When the wood bends across the grain
cup
bow
twist
cross cut