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






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






3. Removing material by ways of the lathe






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






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






6. A holding device attached to a workbench






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






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






9. When the wood bends with the grain






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






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






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






13. Hole larger than the screw






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






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






16. Hole larger than the screw






17. Cut (wood) along the grain






18. Box structure without a lid






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






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






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






23. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






24. When cutting across the grain of the wood






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






26. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






27. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






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






29. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






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






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






32. A fixed bar for support






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






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






35. The center or pit of the wood






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






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






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






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






40. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






41. Straight flat blade used in carving






42. Where joints meet each other






43. 90 degree angle






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






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






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 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.






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






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






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