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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. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






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






3. 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






4. 90 degree angle






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






8. Pattern of the wood grain






9. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






10. Cut (wood) along the grain






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






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






13. 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.






14. When cutting across the grain of the wood






15. The process of drying wood.






16. A fixed bar for support






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






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






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






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






21. A fixed bar for support






22. When cutting across the grain of the wood






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






24. 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






25. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Flat bottom drill






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






34. A holding device attached to a workbench






35. The center or pit of the wood






36. When the wood bends with the grain






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






38. When the wood bends across the grain






39. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






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






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






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






43. 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






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






45. The process of drying wood.






46. 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.






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






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






49. Straight flat blade used in carving






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