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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. When cutting across the grain of the wood






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






3. Cut (wood) along the grain






4. When the wood bends with the grain






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






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






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






8. The center or pit of the wood






9. Finished edge of wood where pieces are usually joined






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






11. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






12. Pattern of the wood grain






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






14. A holding device attached to a workbench






15. A holding device attached to a workbench






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






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






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






19. Hole smaller than the screw used a guide hole






20. Drill bit used in basic wood work






21. 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






22. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections






23. Removing material by ways of the lathe






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






25. Flat bottom drill






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






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






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






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






30. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing






31. Box structure without a lid






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






33. Pattern of the wood grain






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






39. 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






40. A fixed bar for support






41. When the wood bends across the grain






42. 90 degree angle






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






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






45. 90 degree angle






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






47. The center or pit of the wood






48. Used to remove very fine layer of wood






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






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