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






2. 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.






3. When cutting across the grain of the wood






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






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






6. Drill bit used in basic wood work






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






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






9. Pattern of the wood grain






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






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






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






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






14. The process of drying wood.






15. Removing material by ways of the lathe






16. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






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






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






19. Drill bit used in basic wood work






20. Removing material by ways of the lathe






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






22. 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






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






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






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






26. 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






27. 90 degree angle






28. Flat bottom drill






29. Pattern of the wood grain






30. Flat bottom drill






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






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






33. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






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






35. A fixed bar for support






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






37. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






43. When the wood bends with the grain






44. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






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






46. The center or pit of the wood






47. Box structure without a lid






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






49. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






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