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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. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






2. A holding device attached to a workbench






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






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






5. Box structure without a lid






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






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






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






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






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






11. Cut (wood) along the grain






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






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






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






15. The center or pit of the wood






16. 90 degree angle






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. 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






19. 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.






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






21. When cutting across the grain of the wood






22. Drill bit used in basic wood work






23. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






24. 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






25. Box structure without a lid






26. Hole larger than the screw






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






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






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






30. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






31. Hole larger than the screw






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






33. When the wood bends with the grain






34. Flat bottom drill






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






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






37. 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






38. When the wood bends across the grain






39. Drill bit used in basic wood work






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






41. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






42. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






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






44. 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.






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






46. Removing material by ways of the lathe






47. Pattern of the wood grain






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






49. The process of drying wood.






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