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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. To remove material in a more detailed sense of working






2. When the wood bends across the grain






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






5. Drill bit used in basic wood work






6. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






7. 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.






8. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






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






10. 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.






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






12. When cutting across the grain of the wood






13. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






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






15. 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






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






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






20. The center or pit of the wood






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






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






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






24. A holding device attached to a workbench






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






26. 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.






27. The process of drying wood.






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






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






30. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






31. Straight flat blade used in carving






32. When cutting across the grain of the wood






33. 90 degree angle






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






35. A holding device attached to a workbench






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






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






38. The center or pit of the wood






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






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






41. Drill bit used in basic wood work






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






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






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






45. Straight flat blade used in carving






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






47. A fixed bar for support






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






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






50. Where joints meet each other