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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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






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






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






4. A holding device attached to a workbench






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






6. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






7. Hole larger than the screw






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






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






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






11. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






12. A holding device attached to a workbench






13. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






14. When the wood bends across the grain






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






16. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






17. Flat bottom drill






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






19. 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






20. To remove material in a more general way and giving form to the wood






21. 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.






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






23. A fixed bar for support






24. Straight flat blade used in carving






25. The process of drying wood.






26. Drill bit used in basic wood work






27. 90 degree angle






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






29. When the wood bends across the grain






30. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






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






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






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






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






35. Pattern of the wood grain






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






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






38. Where joints meet each other






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






40. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






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






42. Hole larger than the screw






43. When cutting across the grain of the wood






44. Cut (wood) along the grain






45. The process of drying wood.






46. 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






47. 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






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






49. Box structure without a lid






50. Flat bottom drill