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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. Where joints meet each other






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






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






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






5. Cut (wood) along the grain






6. Flat bottom drill






7. Drill bit used in basic wood work






8. 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






9. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






10. The center or pit of the wood






11. The center or pit of the wood






12. Cut (wood) along the grain






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






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






19. Pattern of the wood grain






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






21. Box structure without a lid






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






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






24. A fixed bar for support






25. Hole larger than the screw






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






27. Drill bit used in basic wood work






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






29. 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.






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






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






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






33. 90 degree angle






34. Pattern of the wood grain






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






36. 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






37. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






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






39. A fixed bar for support






40. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






41. The process of drying wood.






42. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






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






44. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






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






46. A holding device attached to a workbench






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






48. Straight flat blade used in carving






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






50. When the wood bends across the grain