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






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






3. 90 degree angle






4. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






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






6. When the wood bends across the grain






7. A fixed bar for support






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






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






10. When the wood bends with the grain






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






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






13. 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






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






15. 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.






16. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






17. 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






18. 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






19. The center or pit of the wood






20. Drill bit used in basic wood work






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






22. 90 degree angle






23. Flat bottom drill






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






25. Flat bottom drill






26. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






27. The center or pit of the wood






28. A fixed bar for support






29. A holding device attached to a workbench






30. Pattern of the wood grain






31. The process of drying wood.






32. Box structure without a lid






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






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






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






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






37. 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






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






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






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






41. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






42. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






43. The process of drying wood.






44. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






45. Drill bit used in basic wood work






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






47. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






48. When the wood bends across the grain






49. Straight flat blade used in carving






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