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Carpentry Wood Shop Vocab

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. Removing material by ways of the lathe






3. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






4. 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.






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






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






7. Removing material by ways of the lathe






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






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






10. Hole larger than the screw






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






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






13. 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






14. Flat bottom drill






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






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






17. When the wood bends across the grain






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






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






20. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






21. Cut (wood) along the grain






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






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






24. Box structure without a lid






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






26. Drill bit used in basic wood work






27. 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






28. When the wood bends across the grain






29. 90 degree angle






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






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






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






33. 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






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






35. When cutting across the grain of the wood






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






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. The process of drying wood.






39. Where joints meet each other






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






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






42. Pattern of the wood grain






43. The center or pit of the wood






44. A holding device attached to a workbench






45. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






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






47. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






48. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






49. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






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