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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. Drill bit used in basic wood work






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






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






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






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






6. Box structure without a lid






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






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






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






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






11. Pattern of the wood grain






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






13. The center or pit of the wood






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






15. Where joints meet each other






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






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






18. 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






19. When the wood bends across the grain






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






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






22. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






23. The process of drying wood.






24. 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.






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






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






27. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






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






29. 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






30. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






31. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






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






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






34. Hole larger than the screw






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






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






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






38. Removing material by ways of the lathe






39. When the wood bends with the grain






40. A fixed bar for support






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






42. 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.






43. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






44. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






45. 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






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






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






48. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






49. The center or pit of the wood






50. Flat bottom drill