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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 device (used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together






2. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






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






4. Drill bit used in basic wood work






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






6. 90 degree angle






7. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






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






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






10. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






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






12. 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






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






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






15. Flat bottom drill






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






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






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






19. Hole larger than the screw






20. Removing material by ways of the lathe






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






22. When the wood bends with the grain






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






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






25. When the wood bends with the grain






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






27. Box structure without a lid






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






29. 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.






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






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






32. Pattern of the wood grain






33. Cut (wood) along the grain






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






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. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






37. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






38. Box structure without a lid






39. A holding device attached to a workbench






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






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






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






43. Pattern of the wood grain






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. 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.






46. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






47. 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






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






49. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






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