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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Flat bottom drill






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






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






6. A holding device attached to a workbench






7. Hole larger than the screw






8. 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






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






10. When cutting across the grain of the wood






11. Pattern of the wood grain






12. The process of drying wood.






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






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






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






16. When the wood bends with the grain






17. 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.






18. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






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






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






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






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






23. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






24. Where joints meet each other






25. Drill bit used in basic wood work






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






31. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






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






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






34. Cut (wood) along the grain






35. A fixed bar for support






36. Removing material by ways of the lathe






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






38. Straight flat blade used in carving






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






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






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






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






43. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






44. Pattern of the wood grain






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






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






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






48. 1 of the 2 main construction - mainly used for skeletal work like in table tops






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






50. 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