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Carpentry Wood Shop Vocab

Subjects : industries, carpentry
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Box structure without a lid






2. 90 degree angle






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






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






5. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






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






7. 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






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






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






10. Removing material by ways of the lathe






11. A holding device attached to a workbench






12. 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






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






14. Box structure without a lid






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






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






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






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






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






20. When the wood bends across the grain






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






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






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






24. A holding device attached to a workbench






25. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






26. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






27. When the wood bends with the grain






28. Flat bottom drill






29. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






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






31. 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.






32. 90 degree angle






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






34. Drill bit used in basic wood work






35. A fixed bar for support






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






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






38. Pattern of the wood grain






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






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






41. Where joints meet each other






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






43. Pattern of the wood grain






44. Flat bottom drill






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






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






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






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






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






50. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops