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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. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






2. Cut (wood) along the grain






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






4. The process of drying wood.






5. 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.






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






7. A hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint. the female half.






8. Flat bottom drill






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






10. Straight flat blade used in carving






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. When the wood bends across the grain






19. 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






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






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






22. Removing material by ways of the lathe






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






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






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






26. A hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint. the female half.






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






28. 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






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






30. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






31. Flat bottom drill






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






33. Drill bit used in basic wood work






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






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






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






37. A holding device attached to a workbench






38. 90 degree angle






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






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






41. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






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






43. 90 degree angle






44. 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.






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






46. When cutting across the grain of the wood






47. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






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






49. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






50. The center or pit of the wood