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Carpentry Wood Shop Vocab

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






2. 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






3. 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.






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






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






6. 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






7. Hole larger than the screw






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






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






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






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






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






13. When the wood bends across the grain






14. Cut (wood) along the grain






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






16. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






17. Pattern of the wood grain






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






19. 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.






20. Straight flat blade used in carving






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






22. Pattern of the wood grain






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






24. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






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






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






27. The process of drying wood.






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






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






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






31. Removing material by ways of the lathe






32. Flat bottom drill






33. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






34. Where joints meet each other






35. The process of drying wood.






36. Box structure without a lid






37. 90 degree angle






38. A holding device attached to a workbench






39. 90 degree angle






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






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






42. When cutting across the grain of the wood






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






44. Opening in board made by the cutting of a saw blade; also referred to as saw kerf.






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






46. Opening in board made by the cutting of a saw blade; also referred to as saw kerf.






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






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






49. Removing material by ways of the lathe






50. Used to remove very fine layer of wood