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






2. 90 degree angle






3. Hole larger than the screw






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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.






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






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






12. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






13. 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






14. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






15. 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






16. The center or pit of the wood






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






18. Drill bit used in basic wood work






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






20. 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.






21. Removing material by ways of the lathe






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






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






24. A holding device attached to a workbench






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






26. Where joints meet each other






27. Straight flat blade used in carving






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






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






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






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






32. Hole larger than the screw






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






38. When the wood bends across the grain






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






40. Box structure without a lid






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






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






43. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






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






45. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






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






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






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






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






50. 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