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






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






3. Pattern of the wood grain






4. 90 degree angle






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






6. When cutting across the grain of the wood






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






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






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






10. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






11. The center or pit of the wood






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






13. The process of drying wood.






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






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






16. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






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






18. Where joints meet each other






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Removing material by ways of the lathe






26. A fixed bar for support






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






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






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






30. Box structure without a lid






31. Box structure without a lid






32. The center or pit of the wood






33. Removing material by ways of the lathe






34. The process of drying wood.






35. 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






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






37. 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






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






39. Straight flat blade used in carving






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






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






42. When the teeth of a blade are thicker than the actual blade so that the wood doesnt get caught up in the cutting process






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






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






45. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






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






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






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






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






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